Word Study
Ecclesiastes 6— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.
Verse 1
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | There is | H3426 |
| 1 | רָעָ֔ה | rā·‘āh, | an evil | H7451 |
| 2 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | which | H0834 |
| 3 | רָאִ֖יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | I have seen | H7200 |
| 4 | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | under | H8478 |
| 5 | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ､ | haš·šā·meš; | the sun | H8121 |
| 6 | וְרַבָּ֥ה | wə·rab·bāh | and common | H7227 |
| 7 | הִ֖יא | hî | it [is] | H1931 |
| 8 | עַל־ | ‘al- | among | H5921 |
| 9 | הָאָדָֽם׃– | hā·’ā·ḏām. | men | H0120 |
Verse 2
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | a man | H0376 |
| 1 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | to whom | H0834 |
| 2 | יִתֶּן־ | yit·ten- | has given | H5414 |
| 3 | ל֣וֹ | lōw | to whom | |
| 4 | הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | God | H0430 |
| 5 | עֹשֶׁר֩､ | ‘ō·šer | riches | H6239 |
| 6 | וּנְכָסִ֨ים､ | ū·nə·ḵā·sîm | and wealth | H5233 |
| 7 | וְכָב֜וֹד､ | wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ | and honor | H3519 |
| 8 | וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ | wə·’ê·nen·nū | so that nothing | H0369 |
| 9 | חָסֵ֥ר | ḥā·sêr | he is lacking | H2638 |
| 10 | לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ | lə·nap̄·šōw | for himself | H5315 |
| 11 | מִכֹּ֣ל | mik·kōl | of all | H3605 |
| 12 | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | that | H0834 |
| 13 | יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה､ | yiṯ·’aw·weh, | he desires | H0183 |
| 14 | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | and yet not | H3808 |
| 15 | יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ | yaš·lî·ṭen·nū | does give him power | H7980 |
| 16 | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | God | H0430 |
| 17 | לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | to eat | H0398 |
| 18 | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mim·men·nū, | of it | H4480 |
| 19 | כִּ֛י | kî | but | H3588 |
| 20 | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | man | H0376 |
| 21 | נָכְרִ֖י | nā·ḵə·rî | a foreigner | H5237 |
| 22 | יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ | yō·ḵă·len·nū; | consumes it | H0398 |
| 23 | זֶ֥ה | zeh | this | H2088 |
| 24 | הֶ֛בֶל､ | he·ḇel | [is] vanity | H1892 |
| 25 | וָחֳלִ֥י | wā·ḥo·lî | and an affliction | H2483 |
| 26 | רָ֖ע | rā‘ | evil | H7451 |
| 27 | הֽוּא׃. | hū. | it [is] | H1931 |
Verse 3
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אִם־ | ’im- | If | H0518 |
| 1 | יוֹלִ֣יד | yō·w·lîḏ | begets | H3205 |
| 2 | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | a man | H0376 |
| 3 | מֵאָ֡ה | mê·’āh | a hundred [children] | H3967 |
| 4 | וְשָׁנִים֩､ | wə·šā·nîm | and years | H8141 |
| 5 | רַבּ֨וֹת | rab·bō·wṯ | many | H7227 |
| 6 | יִֽחְיֶ֜ה | yiḥ·yeh | lives | H2421 |
| 7 | וְרַ֣ב ׀､ | wə·raḇ | so many | H7227 |
| 8 | שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ | še·yih·yū | that are | H1961 |
| 9 | יְמֵֽי־ | yə·mê- | the days | H3117 |
| 10 | שָׁנָ֗יו | šā·nāw, | of his years | H8141 |
| 11 | וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ | wə·nap̄·šōw | but his soul | H5315 |
| 12 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 13 | תִשְׂבַּ֣ע | ṯiś·ba‘ | is satisfied | H7646 |
| 14 | מִן־ | min- | with | H4480 |
| 15 | הַטּוֹבָ֔ה､ | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh, | goodness | H2896 |
| 16 | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | or indeed | H1571 |
| 17 | קְבוּרָ֖ה– | qə·ḇū·rāh | burial | H6900 |
| 18 | לֹא־ | lō- | no | H3808 |
| 19 | הָ֣יְתָה | hā·yə·ṯāh | he has | H1961 |
| 20 | לּ֑וֹ | lōw; | to | |
| 21 | אָמַ֕רְתִּי､ | ’ā·mar·tî | I say [that] | H0559 |
| 22 | ט֥וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | [is] better | H2896 |
| 23 | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mim·men·nū | than he | H4480 |
| 24 | הַנָּֽפֶל׃. | han·nā·p̄el. | a stillborn child | H5309 |
Verse 4
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כִּֽי־ | kî- | For | H3588 |
| 1 | בַהֶ֥בֶל､ | ḇa·he·ḇel | in vanity | H1892 |
| 2 | בָּ֖א | bā | it comes | H0935 |
| 3 | וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ､ | ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ | and in darkness | H2822 |
| 4 | יֵלֵ֑ךְ | yê·lêḵ; | departs | H1980 |
| 5 | וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ | ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ | and with darkness | H2822 |
| 6 | שְׁמ֥וֹ | šə·mōw | its name | H8034 |
| 7 | יְכֻסֶּֽה׃. | yə·ḵus·seh. | is covered | H3680 |
Verse 5
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | גַּם־ | gam- | Though | H1571 |
| 1 | שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ､ | še·meš | the sun | H8121 |
| 2 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 3 | רָאָ֖ה | rā·’āh | it has seen | H7200 |
| 4 | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | or | H3808 |
| 5 | יָדָ֑ע | yā·ḏā‘; | known [anything] | H3045 |
| 6 | נַ֥חַת | na·ḥaṯ | has more rest | H5183 |
| 7 | לָזֶ֖ה | lā·zeh | this | H2088 |
| 8 | מִזֶּֽה׃. | miz·zeh. | than this [man] | H2088 |
Verse 6
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | וְאִלּ֣וּ､ | wə·’il·lū | And even if | H0432 |
| 1 | חָיָ֗ה | ḥā·yāh, | he lives | H2421 |
| 2 | אֶ֤לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | a thousand | H0505 |
| 3 | שָׁנִים֙ | šā·nîm | years | H8141 |
| 4 | פַּעֲמַ֔יִם | pa·‘ă·ma·yim, | twice | H6471 |
| 5 | וְטוֹבָ֖ה– | wə·ṭō·w·ḇāh | but goodness | H2896 |
| 6 | לֹ֣א | lō | not | H3808 |
| 7 | רָאָ֑ה | rā·’āh; | has seen | H7200 |
| 8 | הֲלֹ֛א | hă·lō | do not | H3808 |
| 9 | אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H0413 |
| 10 | מָק֥וֹם؟ | mā·qō·wm | place | H4725 |
| 11 | אֶחָ֖ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | one | H0259 |
| 12 | הַכֹּ֥ל | hak·kōl | all | H3605 |
| 13 | הוֹלֵֽךְ׃. | hō·w·lêḵ. | go | H1980 |
Verse 7
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כָּל־ | kāl- | All | H3605 |
| 1 | עֲמַ֥ל | ‘ă·mal | the labor | H5999 |
| 2 | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | of man | H0120 |
| 3 | לְפִ֑יהוּ､ | lə·p̄î·hū; | [is] for his mouth | H6310 |
| 4 | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | and yet | H1571 |
| 5 | הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ | han·ne·p̄eš | the soul | H5315 |
| 6 | לֹ֥א | lō | not | H3808 |
| 7 | תִמָּלֵֽא׃. | ṯim·mā·lê. | is satisfied | H4390 |
Verse 8
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כִּ֛י | kî | For | H3588 |
| 1 | מַה־ | mah- | what [has] | H4100 |
| 2 | יּוֹתֵ֥ר | yō·w·ṯêr | more | H3148 |
| 3 | לֶחָכָ֖ם | le·ḥā·ḵām | the wise [man] | H2450 |
| 4 | מִֽן־ | min- | than | H4480 |
| 5 | הַכְּסִ֑יל؟ | hak·kə·sîl; | the fool | H3684 |
| 6 | מַה־ | mah- | what [does have] | H4100 |
| 7 | לֶּעָנִ֣י､ | le·‘ā·nî | the poor man | H6041 |
| 8 | יוֹדֵ֔עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘, | who knows [how] | H3045 |
| 9 | לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ | la·hă·lōḵ | to walk | H1980 |
| 10 | נֶ֥גֶד | ne·ḡeḏ | before | H5048 |
| 11 | הַחַיִּֽים׃؟ | ha·ḥay·yîm. | the living | H2416 |
Verse 9
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ט֛וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Better [is] | H2896 |
| 1 | מַרְאֵ֥ה | mar·’êh | the sight | H4758 |
| 2 | עֵינַ֖יִם | ‘ê·na·yim | of the eyes | H5869 |
| 3 | מֵֽהֲלָךְ־ | mê·hă·lāḵ- | than the wandering | H1980 |
| 4 | נָ֑פֶשׁ– | nā·p̄eš; | of desire | H5315 |
| 5 | גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 |
| 6 | זֶ֥ה | zeh | this | H2088 |
| 7 | הֶ֖בֶל | he·ḇel | [is] vanity | H1892 |
| 8 | וּרְע֥וּת | ū·rə·‘ūṯ | and grasping for | H7469 |
| 9 | רֽוּחַ׃. | rū·aḥ. | the wind | H7307 |
Verse 10
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מַה־ | mah- | What | H4100 |
| 1 | שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה | še·hā·yāh, | one is | H1961 |
| 2 | כְּבָר֙､ | kə·ḇār | already | H3528 |
| 3 | נִקְרָ֣א | niq·rā | he has been named | H7121 |
| 4 | שְׁמ֔וֹ | šə·mōw, | - | H8034 |
| 5 | וְנוֹדָ֖ע | wə·nō·w·ḏā‘ | for it is known | H3045 |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | that | H0834 |
| 7 | ה֣וּא | hū | he [is] | H1931 |
| 8 | אָדָ֑ם– | ’ā·ḏām; | man | H0120 |
| 9 | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | and cannot | H3808 |
| 10 | יוּכַ֣ל | yū·ḵal | he | H3201 |
| 11 | לָדִ֔ין | lā·ḏîn, | contend | H1777 |
| 12 | עִ֥ם | ‘im | with | H5973 |
| 13 | [שהתקיף] | še·haṯ·qîp̄ | - | |
| 14 | (שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף) | šet·taq·qîp̄ | Him who is mightier | H8630 |
| 15 | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃. | mim·men·nū. | than he | H4480 |
Verse 11
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כִּ֛י | kî | Since | H3588 |
| 1 | יֵשׁ־ | yêš- | there are | H3426 |
| 2 | דְּבָרִ֥ים | də·ḇā·rîm | things | H1697 |
| 3 | הַרְבֵּ֖ה | har·bêh | many | H7235 |
| 4 | מַרְבִּ֣ים | mar·bîm | that increase | H7235 |
| 5 | הָ֑בֶל､ | hā·ḇel; | vanity | H1892 |
| 6 | מַה־ | mah- | how [is] | H4100 |
| 7 | יֹּתֵ֖ר | yō·ṯêr | the better | H3148 |
| 8 | לָאָדָֽם׃؟ | lā·’ā·ḏām. | man | H0120 |
Verse 12
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כִּ֣י | kî | for | H3588 |
| 1 | מִֽי־ | mî- | who | H4310 |
| 2 | יוֹדֵעַ֩ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | knows | H3045 |
| 3 | מַה־ | mah- | what [is] | H4100 |
| 4 | טּ֨וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | good | H2896 |
| 5 | לָֽאָדָ֜ם | lā·’ā·ḏām | for man | H0120 |
| 6 | בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים､ | ba·ḥay·yîm, | in life | H2416 |
| 7 | מִסְפַּ֛ר | mis·par | all | H4557 |
| 8 | יְמֵי־ | yə·mê- | the days | H3117 |
| 9 | חַיֵּ֥י | ḥay·yê | of life | H2416 |
| 10 | הֶבְל֖וֹ | heḇ·lōw | his vain | H1892 |
| 11 | וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם | wə·ya·‘ă·śêm | and which he passes | H6213 |
| 12 | כַּצֵּ֑ל؟ | kaṣ·ṣêl; | like a shadow | H6738 |
| 13 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | which | H0834 |
| 14 | מִֽי־ | mî- | who | H4310 |
| 15 | יַגִּ֣יד | yag·gîḏ | can tell | H5046 |
| 16 | לָֽאָדָ֔ם | lā·’ā·ḏām, | a man | H0120 |
| 17 | מַה־ | mah- | what | H4100 |
| 18 | יִּהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | will happen | H1961 |
| 19 | אַחֲרָ֖יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | after him | H0310 |
| 20 | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | under | H8478 |
| 21 | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃؟ | haš·šā·meš. | the sun | H8121 |