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Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter. |
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wə·šaḇ·tî
Again [I looked] ,
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7725 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back
1a1b) to return, come or go back
1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
1a1d) of dying
1a1e) of human relations (fig)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
1a1g) of inanimate things
1a1h) in repetition
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back
1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
1b4) to show turning, apostatise
1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
1d7) to turn against
1d8) to bring back to mind
1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
1f) (Pulal) brought back |
’ă·nî
and I
| Grammar | Pronoun - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 589 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) |
wā·’er·’eh
considered
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
kāl-
all
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
hā·‘ă·šu·qîm
the oppression
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6217 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) oppression, extortion |
’ă·šer
-
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
na·‘ă·śîm
taking place
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6213 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze |
ta·ḥaṯ
under
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 8478 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath |
haš·šā·meš
the sun .
| Grammar | Article | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 8121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sun
1a) sun
1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
1c) sun (as object of illicit worship)
1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases)
1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining) |
wə·hin·nêh
[I] saw
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Interjection |
| Strongs | 2009 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) behold, lo, see, if |
dim·‘aṯ
the tears
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 1832 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) tears |
hā·‘ă·šu·qîm
of the oppressed ,
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6217 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) oppression, extortion |
wə·’ên
and they had no
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
lā·hem
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine plural |
mə·na·ḥêm
comforter ;
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5162 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion
1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent
1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself
1b) (Piel) to comfort, console
1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to be sorry, have compassion
1d2) to rue, repent of
1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1d4) to ease oneself |
kō·aḥ
the power [lay]
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3581 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) strength, power, might
1a) human strength
1b) strength (of angels)
1c) power (of God)
1d) strength (of animals)
1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
2a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown |
ū·mî·yaḏ
in the hands
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3027 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists |
‘ō·šə·qê·hem
of their oppressors ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6231 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort
1a2) to oppress
1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed |
wə·’ên
and there was no
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
lā·hem
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine plural |
mə·na·ḥêm
comforter .
| Grammar | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5162 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion
1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent
1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself
1b) (Piel) to comfort, console
1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled
1d) (Hithpael)
1d1) to be sorry, have compassion
1d2) to rue, repent of
1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted
1d4) to ease oneself |
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So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. |
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’ă·nî
So I
| Grammar | Pronoun - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 589 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
wə·šab·bê·aḥ
admired
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute |
| Strongs | 7623 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to soothe, still, stroke
1a) (Piel) to soothe, still
1b) (Hiphil) stilling (participle)
2) to laud, praise, commend
2a) (Piel)
2a1) to laud, praise (God)
2a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead)
2b) (Hithpael) to boast |
ham·mê·ṯîm
the dead ,
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 4191 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to die
1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death
1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)
1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely |
šek·kə·ḇār
who had already
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative | Adverb |
| Strongs | 3528 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) already, long ago, a great while |
mê·ṯū
died ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural |
| Strongs | 4191 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to die
1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death
1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)
1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely |
min-
above
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 4480 |
| BSB/Thayers | prep
1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
1b) out of
1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
1b2) (of material from which something is made)
1b3) (of source or origin)
1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)
1d) from, since, after (of time)
1e) than, more than (in comparison)
1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or
1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conj
2) that |
ha·ḥay·yîm
the living ,
| Grammar | Article | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2416 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) living, alive
1a) green (of vegetation)
1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
1c) lively, active (of man)
1d) reviving (of the springtime)
n m
2) relatives
3) life (abstract emphatic)
3a) life
3b) sustenance, maintenance
n f
4) living thing, animal
4a) animal
4b) life
4c) appetite
4d) revival, renewal
5) community |
’ă·šer
who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
hêm·māh
. . .
| Grammar | Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 1992 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) they, these, the same, who |
‘ă·ḏe·nāh
are still
| Grammar | Adverb | third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 5728 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hitherto, still, yet |
ḥay·yîm
alive .
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2416 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) living, alive
1a) green (of vegetation)
1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
1c) lively, active (of man)
1d) reviving (of the springtime)
n m
2) relatives
3) life (abstract emphatic)
3a) life
3b) sustenance, maintenance
n f
4) living thing, animal
4a) animal
4b) life
4c) appetite
4d) revival, renewal
5) community |
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But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. |
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wə·ṭō·wḇ
But better
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
miš·šə·nê·hem
than both
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 8147 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number) |
’êṯ
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
’ă·šer-
is he who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
lō
has not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
‘ă·ḏen
yet
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 5728 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hitherto, still, yet |
hā·yāh
existed ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1961 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone |
’ă·šer
who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
lō-
has not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
rā·’āh
seen
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
hā·rā‘
the evil
| Grammar | Article | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7451 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) bad, evil
1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant
1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
1c) evil, displeasing
1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)
1e) bad (of value)
1f) worse than, worst (comparison)
1g) sad, unhappy
1h) evil (hurtful)
1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts
1j2) deeds, actions
n m
2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
2a) evil, distress, adversity
2b) evil, injury, wrong
2c) evil (ethical)
n f
3) evil, misery, distress, injury
3a) evil, misery, distress
3b) evil, injury, wrong
3c) evil (ethical) |
ham·ma·‘ă·śeh
. . .
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4639 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) deed, work
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product |
’ă·šer
that
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
na·‘ă·śāh
is done
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6213 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
2) (Piel) to press, squeeze |
ta·ḥaṯ
under
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 8478 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath |
haš·šā·meš
the sun .
| Grammar | Article | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 8121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sun
1a) sun
1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
1c) sun (as object of illicit worship)
1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases)
1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining) |
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I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. |
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’ă·nî
I
| Grammar | Pronoun - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 589 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
wə·rā·’î·ṯî
saw
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face |
kāl-
that all
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
‘ā·māl
labor
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5999 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) toil, trouble, labour
1a) trouble
1b) trouble, mischief
1c) toil, labour |
wə·’êṯ
and
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
kāl-
-
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
kiš·rō·wn
success
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3788 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) success, skill, profit
1a) skill
1b) success, profit |
ham·ma·‘ă·śeh
. . .
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4639 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) deed, work
1a) deed, thing done, act
1b) work, labour
1c) business, pursuit
1d) undertaking, enterprise
1e) achievement
1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)
1g) work, thing made
1h) work (of God)
1i) product |
kî
spring from
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
hî
. . .
| Grammar | Pronoun - third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 1931 |
| BSB/Thayers | pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article) |
’îš
a man’s
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 376 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) man
1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
1b) husband
1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)
1d) servant
1e) mankind
1f) champion
1g) great man
2) whosoever
3) each (adjective) |
qin·’aṯ-
envy
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7068 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) ardour, zeal, jealousy
1a) ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband)
1a1) sexual passion
1b) ardour of zeal (of religious zeal)
1b1) of men for God
1b2) of men for the house of God
1b3) of God for his people
1c) ardour of anger
1c1) of men against adversaries
1c2) of God against men
1d) envy (of man)
1e) jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God) |
mê·rê·‘ê·hū
of his neighbor .
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7453 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person
1a) friend, intimate
1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense)
1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) |
zeh
This
| Grammar | Pronoun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2088 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how |
gam-
too
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
he·ḇel
is futile
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1892 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) vapour, breath
1a) breath, vapour
1b) vanity (fig.)
adv
2) vainly |
ū·rə·‘ūṯ
and a pursuit
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7469 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) longing, striving |
rū·aḥ
of the wind .
| Grammar | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 7307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force |
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The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh. |
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hak·kə·sîl
The fool
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3684 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
ḥō·ḇêq
folds
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2263 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to embrace, clasp
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to embrace
1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.)
1b) (Piel) to embrace |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
yā·ḏāw
his hands
| Grammar | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3027 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists |
wə·’ō·ḵêl
and consumes
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 398 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
bə·śā·rōw
his own flesh .
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1320 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) flesh
1a) of the body
1a1) of humans
1a2) of animals
1b) the body itself
1c) male organ of generation (euphemism)
1d) kindred, blood-relations
1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God)
1f) all living things
1g) animals
1h) mankind |
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Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind. |
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ṭō·wḇ
Better
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
mə·lō
one handful
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4393 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fulness, that which fills
1a) fulness, handful
1b) mass, multitude
1c) fulness, that which fills, entire contents
1d) full length, full line |
ḵap̄
. . .
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3709 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand
1b) power
1c) sole (of the foot)
1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
1d1) of thigh-joint
1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)
1d3) hollow (of sling)
1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
1d5) handles (as bent) |
nā·ḥaṯ
with tranquility
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 5183 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) rest, quietness
1a) quietness, quiet attitude
1b) rest (of death)
2) descent (of judgment) |
mim·mə·lō
than two handfuls
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 4393 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fulness, that which fills
1a) fulness, handful
1b) mass, multitude
1c) fulness, that which fills, entire contents
1d) full length, full line |
ḥā·p̄ə·na·yim
. . .
| Grammar | Noun - md |
| Strongs | 2651 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) handfuls, hollow of the hand |
‘ā·māl
with toil
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5999 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) toil, trouble, labour
1a) trouble
1b) trouble, mischief
1c) toil, labour |
ū·rə·‘ūṯ
and pursuit
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7469 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) longing, striving |
rū·aḥ
of the wind .
| Grammar | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 7307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force |
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Again, I saw futility under the sun. |
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wə·šaḇ·tî
Again ,
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7725 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back
1a1b) to return, come or go back
1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back
1a1d) of dying
1a1e) of human relations (fig)
1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise
1a1f2) to turn away (of God)
1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent
1a1f4) turn back (from evil)
1a1g) of inanimate things
1a1h) in repetition
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back
1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
1b3) to lead away (enticingly)
1b4) to show turning, apostatise
1c) (Pual) restored (participle)
1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore
1d3) to bring back, report to, answer
1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward
1d7) to turn against
1d8) to bring back to mind
1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke
1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
1f) (Pulal) brought back |
’ă·nî
I
| Grammar | Pronoun - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 589 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) |
wā·’er·’eh
saw
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face |
he·ḇel
futility
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1892 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) vapour, breath
1a) breath, vapour
1b) vanity (fig.)
adv
2) vainly |
ta·ḥaṯ
under
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 8478 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath |
haš·šā·meš
the sun .
| Grammar | Article | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 8121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sun
1a) sun
1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
1c) sun (as object of illicit worship)
1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases)
1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining) |
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There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task. |
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yêš
There is
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 3426 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are
1a) substance
1b) existence
1c) there is or are |
’e·ḥāḏ
a
| Grammar | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
wə·’ên
man all alone
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
šê·nî
. . . ,
| Grammar | Number - ordinal masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8145 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) second
1a) second (the ordinal number)
1b) again (a second time)
1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else) |
’ên-
without
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
lōw
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
gam
even
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
bên
a son
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group
1a) son, male child
1b) grandson
1c) children (pl. - male and female)
1d) youth, young men (pl.)
1e) young (of animals)
1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]
1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)
1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)
1i) a member of a guild, order, class |
wā·’āḥ
or brother .
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 251 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) brother
1a) brother of same parents
1b) half-brother (same father)
1c) relative, kinship, same tribe
1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)
1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
wə·’ên
And though there is no
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
qêṣ
end
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7093 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) end
1a) end, at the end of (of time)
1b) end (of space) |
lə·ḵāl
-
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
‘ă·mā·lōw
to his labor ,
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5999 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) toil, trouble, labour
1a) trouble
1b) trouble, mischief
1c) toil, labour |
ʿē·nå̄w
his eyes
| Grammar | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5869 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) eye
1a) eye
1a1) of physical eye
1a2) as showing mental qualities
1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
2) spring, fountain |
gam-
are still
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
lō-
not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
ṯiś·ba‘
content
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular |
| Strongs | 7646 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be sated (with food)
1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)
1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with
1a3a) to be weary of (fig)
1b) (Piel) to satisfy
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to satisfy
1c2) to enrich
1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired) |
‘ō·šer
with his wealth :
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6239 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wealth, riches |
ū·lə·mî
“ For whom
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Interrogative |
| Strongs | 4310 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
’ă·nî
do I
| Grammar | Pronoun - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 589 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) |
‘ā·mêl
toil
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6001 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) labourer, sufferer, wretched one
1a) labourer, workman
1b) sufferer
adj v
2) toiling |
ū·mə·ḥas·sêr
and bereave
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2637 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to lack, be without, decrease, be lacking, have a need
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lack
1a2) to be lacking
1a3) to diminish, decrease
1b) (Piel) to cause to lack
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be lacking |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
nap̄·šî
my soul
| Grammar | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular |
| Strongs | 5315 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
1b) living being
1c) living being (with life in the blood)
1d) the man himself, self, person or individual
1e) seat of the appetites
1f) seat of emotions and passions
1g) activity of mind
1g1) dubious
1h) activity of the will
1h1) dubious
1i) activity of the character
1i1) dubious |
miṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh
of enjoyment ? ”
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
zeh
This
| Grammar | Pronoun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2088 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how |
gam-
too
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
he·ḇel
is futile —
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1892 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) vapour, breath
1a) breath, vapour
1b) vanity (fig.)
adv
2) vainly |
rā‘
a miserable
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7451 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) bad, evil
1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant
1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
1c) evil, displeasing
1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc)
1e) bad (of value)
1f) worse than, worst (comparison)
1g) sad, unhappy
1h) evil (hurtful)
1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts
1j2) deeds, actions
n m
2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
2a) evil, distress, adversity
2b) evil, injury, wrong
2c) evil (ethical)
n f
3) evil, misery, distress, injury
3a) evil, misery, distress
3b) evil, injury, wrong
3c) evil (ethical) |
hū
. . .
| Grammar | Pronoun - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1931 |
| BSB/Thayers | pron 3p s
1) he, she, it
1a) himself (with emphasis)
1b) resuming subj with emphasis
1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)
1d) (anticipating subj)
1e) (emphasising predicate)
1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron
2) that (with article) |
wə·‘in·yan
task .
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 6045 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) occupation, task, job |
וְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên And though there is no |
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Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. |
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haš·šə·na·yim
Two
| Grammar | Article | Number - md |
| Strongs | 8147 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number) |
ṭō·w·ḇîm
are better
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
min-
than
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 4480 |
| BSB/Thayers | prep
1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
1b) out of
1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
1b2) (of material from which something is made)
1b3) (of source or origin)
1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)
1d) from, since, after (of time)
1e) than, more than (in comparison)
1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or
1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conj
2) that |
hā·’e·ḥāḏ
one ,
| Grammar | Article | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
’ă·šer
because
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
yêš-
they have
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 3426 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are
1a) substance
1b) existence
1c) there is or are |
lā·hem
. . .
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
ṭō·wḇ
a good
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
śā·ḵār
return
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7939 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) hire, wages
1a) wages
1b) reward, pay
1c) fare, fee, passage-money |
ba·‘ă·mā·lām
for their labor .
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 5999 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) toil, trouble, labour
1a) trouble
1b) trouble, mischief
1c) toil, labour |
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For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! |
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kî
For
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
’im-
if
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 518 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather |
hā·’e·ḥāḏ
one
| Grammar | Article | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
yip·pō·lū
falls down ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 5307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to fall
1a2) to fall (of violent death)
1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of
1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
1a7) to lie, lie prostrate
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
1b2) to overthrow
1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
1b5) to cause to fall
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
1d) (Pilel) to fall |
ḥă·ḇê·rōw
his companion
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2270 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) united
n m
2) associate, fellow, worshippers
3) companion |
yā·qîm
can lift him up ;
| Grammar | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6965 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to arise
1a2) to arise (hostile sense)
1a3) to arise, become powerful
1a4) to arise, come on the scene
1a5) to stand
1a5a) to maintain oneself
1a5b) to be established, be confirmed
1a5c) to stand, endure
1a5d) to be fixed
1a5e) to be valid
1a5f) to be proven
1a5g) to be fulfilled
1a5h) to persist
1a5i) to be set, be fixed
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fulfil
1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose
1c) (Polel) to raise up
1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause to arise, raise
1e2) to raise, set up, erect, build
1e3) to raise up, bring on the scene
1e4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate
1e5) to raise up, constitute
1e6) to cause to stand, set, station, establish
1e7) to make binding
1e8) to carry out, give effect to
1f) (Hophal) to be raised up |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
wə·’î·lōw
but pity
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Pi | Interjection | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 337 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) alas!, woe! |
hā·’e·ḥāḏ
the one
| Grammar | Article | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
še·yip·pō·wl
who falls
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to fall
1a2) to fall (of violent death)
1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of
1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
1a7) to lie, lie prostrate
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
1b2) to overthrow
1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
1b5) to cause to fall
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
1d) (Pilel) to fall |
wə·’ên
without
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
šê·nî
another
| Grammar | Number - ordinal masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8145 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) second
1a) second (the ordinal number)
1b) again (a second time)
1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else) |
la·hă·qî·mōw
to help him up !
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 6965 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to arise
1a2) to arise (hostile sense)
1a3) to arise, become powerful
1a4) to arise, come on the scene
1a5) to stand
1a5a) to maintain oneself
1a5b) to be established, be confirmed
1a5c) to stand, endure
1a5d) to be fixed
1a5e) to be valid
1a5f) to be proven
1a5g) to be fulfilled
1a5h) to persist
1a5i) to be set, be fixed
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fulfil
1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose
1c) (Polel) to raise up
1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause to arise, raise
1e2) to raise, set up, erect, build
1e3) to raise up, bring on the scene
1e4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate
1e5) to raise up, constitute
1e6) to cause to stand, set, station, establish
1e7) to make binding
1e8) to carry out, give effect to
1f) (Hophal) to be raised up |
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Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? |
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gam
Again ,
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
’im-
if
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 518 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather |
šə·na·yim
two
| Grammar | Number - md |
| Strongs | 8147 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number) |
yiš·kə·ḇū
lie down together ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 7901 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to lie down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on
1a2) to lodge
1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)
1a4) to lie down (in death)
1a5) to rest, relax (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)
1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)
1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down
1e) (Hophal) to be laid |
wə·ḥam
they will keep warm
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2552 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be hot, become warm
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow warm
1a2) of passion (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
1c) (Piel) to warm
1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself |
lā·hem
;
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine plural |
’êḵ
but how
| Grammar | Interjection |
| Strongs | 349 |
| BSB/Thayers | interrog adv
1) how?
interj
2) how! (in lamentation)
3) expression of satisfaction |
ū·lə·’e·ḥāḏ
can one
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
yê·ḥām
keep warm {alone} ?
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2552 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be hot, become warm
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or grow warm
1a2) of passion (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with
1c) (Piel) to warm
1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself |
וְחַ֣םwə·ḥam they will keep warm |
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And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. |
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wə·’im-
And though
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 518 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) if
1a) conditional clauses
1a1) of possible situations
1a2) of impossible situations
1b) oath contexts
1b1) no, not
1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or
1d) when, whenever
1e) since
1f) interrogative particle
1g) but rather |
hā·’e·ḥāḏ
one
| Grammar | Article | Number - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 259 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) |
yiṯ·qə·p̄ōw
may be overpowered ,
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8630 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (Qal) to prevail over or against, overcome, overpower |
haš·šə·na·yim
two
| Grammar | Article | Number - md |
| Strongs | 8147 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number) |
ya·‘am·ḏū
can resist
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 5975 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of
1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease
1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast
1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground
1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright
1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against
1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to station, set
1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain
1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect
1b4) to present (one) before (king)
1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish
1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before |
neḡ·dōw
- .
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5048 |
| BSB/Thayers | subst
1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of
adv
2) in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of
3) in front of oneself, straightforward
4) before your face, in your view or purpose
with prep
5) what is in front of, corresponding to
6) in front of, before
7) in the sight or presence of
8) parallel to
9) over, for
10) in front, opposite
11) at a distance
prep
12) from the front of, away from
13) from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from
14) from before, in front of
15) as far as the front of |
wə·ha·ḥūṭ
Moreover, a cord
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2339 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) a thread, cord, line, string |
ham·šul·lāš
of three
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8027 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to do a third time, do three times, divide in three parts
1a) (Piel) to do a third time, divide into three parts
1b) (Pual) to be three years of age, be threefold |
lō
strands is not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
ḇim·hê·rāh
quickly
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Adverb |
| Strongs | 4120 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) haste, speed
1a) hastily, speedily (as adverb)
1b) in haste (with prep) |
yin·nā·ṯêq
broken .
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5423 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to pull or tear or draw off or away or apart, draw out, pluck up, break, lift, root out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to draw away
1a2) to draw or pull off
1a3) to pull or tear away
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be drawn away, be drawn out
1b2) to be torn apart or in two, be snapped
1b3) to be separated
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to tear apart, snap
1c2) to tear out, tear up, tear away
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to draw away
1d2) to drag away
1e) (Hophal) to be drawn away |
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Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning. |
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ṭō·wḇ
Better
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2896 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) good, pleasant, agreeable
1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
1b) pleasant (to the higher nature)
1c) good, excellent (of its kind)
1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation
1e) good, appropriate, becoming
1f) better (comparative)
1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
1i) good, kind, benign
1j) good, right (ethical)
n m
2) a good thing, benefit, welfare
2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
2b) good things (collective)
2c) good, benefit
2d) moral good
n f
3) welfare, benefit, good things
3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness
3b) good things (collective)
3c) bounty |
mis·kên
is a poor
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4542 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) poor, poor man |
wə·ḥā·ḵām
but wise
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2450 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wise, wise (man)
1a) skilful (in technical work)
1b) wise (in administration)
1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
1d) learned, shrewd (class of men)
1e) prudent
1f) wise (ethically and religiously) |
ye·leḏ
youth
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3206 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth
1a) child, son, boy
1b) child, children
1c) descendants
1d) youth
1e) apostate Israelites (fig.) |
zā·qên
than an old
| Grammar | Adjective - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2205 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) old
1a) old (of humans)
1b) elder (of those having authority) |
ū·ḵə·sîl
but foolish
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3684 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
mim·me·leḵ
king
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4428 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) king |
’ă·šer
who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
lō-
no
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
‘ō·wḏ
longer
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 5750 |
| BSB/Thayers | subst
1) a going round, continuance
adv
2) still, yet, again, besides
2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence)
2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition)
2c) again
2d) still, moreover, besides |
yā·ḏa‘
knows
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3045 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself |
lə·hiz·zā·hêr
how to take a warning .
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 2094 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to admonish, warn, teach, shine, send out light, be light, be shining
1a) (Niphal) to be taught, be admonished
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to teach, warn
1b2) to shine, send out light (fig.) |
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For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom. |
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kî-
For
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
yā·ṣā
[the youth] has come
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3318 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart
1a2) to go forth (to a place)
1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)
1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)
1a5) to come out of
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out
1b2) to bring out of
1b3) to lead out
1b4) to deliver
1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
mib·bêṯ
from the prison
| Grammar | Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 1004 |
| BSB/Thayers | nm
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within |
hā·sū·rîm
. . .
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 631 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to tie, bind, imprison
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to tie, bind
1a2) to tie, harness
1a3) to bind (with cords)
1a4) to gird (rare and late)
1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack
1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative)
1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound
1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner |
lim·lōḵ
to the kingship ,
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct |
| Strongs | 4427 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be or become king or queen, reign
1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2) to counsel, advise
2a) (Niphal) to consider |
kî
though
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
gam
. . .
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
nō·w·laḏ
he was born
| Grammar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3205 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
rāš
poor
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7326 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be poor, be in want, lack
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be poor
1a2) to be in want or hunger
1a3) poor man (subst)
1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle) |
bə·mal·ḵū·ṯōw
in his own kingdom .
| Grammar | Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 4438 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power
1a) royal power, dominion
1b) reign
1c) kingdom, realm |
יָצָ֣אyā·ṣā [the youth] has come |
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I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king. |
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rā·’î·ṯî
I saw that
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular |
| Strongs | 7200 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face |
’eṯ-
-
| Grammar | Direct object marker |
| Strongs | 853 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative |
kāl-
all
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
ha·ḥay·yîm
who lived
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 2416 |
| BSB/Thayers | adj
1) living, alive
1a) green (of vegetation)
1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
1c) lively, active (of man)
1d) reviving (of the springtime)
n m
2) relatives
3) life (abstract emphatic)
3a) life
3b) sustenance, maintenance
n f
4) living thing, animal
4a) animal
4b) life
4c) appetite
4d) revival, renewal
5) community |
ham·hal·lə·ḵîm
and walked
| Grammar | Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 1980 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk
1b2) to walk (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse
1c2) to walk about
1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
ta·ḥaṯ
under
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 8478 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath |
haš·šā·meš
the sun
| Grammar | Article | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 8121 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) sun
1a) sun
1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
1c) sun (as object of illicit worship)
1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases)
1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining) |
‘im
followed
| Grammar | Preposition |
| Strongs | 5973 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) with
1a) with
1b) against
1c) toward
1d) as long as
1e) beside, except
1f) in spite of |
haš·šê·nî
this second one ,
| Grammar | Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8145 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) second
1a) second (the ordinal number)
1b) again (a second time)
1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else) |
hay·ye·leḏ
the youth
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3206 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth
1a) child, son, boy
1b) child, children
1c) descendants
1d) youth
1e) apostate Israelites (fig.) |
’ă·šer
who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
ya·‘ă·mōḏ
succeeded
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5975 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of
1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease
1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast
1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground
1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright
1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against
1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to station, set
1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain
1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect
1b4) to present (one) before (king)
1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish
1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before |
taḥ·tāw
[the king] .
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 8478 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m
1a) the under part adv accus
1b) beneath prep
1c) under, beneath
1c1) at the foot of (idiom)
1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
1c3) of subjection or conquest
1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands
1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conj
1e) instead of, instead of that
1f) in return for that, because that in compounds
1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath |
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There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. |
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’ên-
There is no
| Grammar | Adverb |
| Strongs | 369 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nothing, not, nought n
1a) nothing, nought neg
1b) not
1c) to have not (of possession) adv
1d) without w/prep
1e) for lack of |
qêṣ
limit
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 7093 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) end
1a) end, at the end of (of time)
1b) end (of space) |
lə·ḵāl
to all
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
hā·‘ām
the people
| Grammar | Article | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 5971 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) nation, people
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
2) kinsman, kindred |
lə·ḵōl
. . .
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 3605 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything |
’ă·šer-
who
| Grammar | Pronoun - relative |
| Strongs | 834 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if |
hā·yāh
were
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1961 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) -----
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone |
lip̄·nê·hem
before them .
| Grammar | Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 6440 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
gam
Yet
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
ḇōw
[the successor]
| Grammar | Preposition | third person masculine singular |
lō
will not
| Grammar | Adverb - Negative particle |
| Strongs | 3808 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) not, no
1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)
1b) not (with modifier-negation)
1c) nothing (subst)
1d) without (with particle)
1e) before (of time) |
yiś·mə·ḥū-
be celebrated
| Grammar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural |
| Strongs | 8055 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) to rejoice, be glad
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to rejoice
1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at)
1a3) to rejoice (religiously)
1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad |
hā·’a·ḥă·rō·w·nîm
by those who come even later .
| Grammar | Article | Adjective - masculine plural |
| Strongs | 314 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) behind, following, subsequent, western
1a) behind, hindermost, western (of location)
1b) later, subsequent, latter, last (of time) |
zeh
This
| Grammar | Pronoun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 2088 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how |
kî-
too
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 3588 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
ḡam-
. . .
| Grammar | Conjunction |
| Strongs | 1571 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)
1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)
1c) even (for stress)
1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)
1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)
1f) but, yet, though (adversative)
1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
2) (TWOT) again, alike |
he·ḇel
is futile
| Grammar | Noun - masculine singular |
| Strongs | 1892 |
| BSB/Thayers | n m
1) vapour, breath
1a) breath, vapour
1b) vanity (fig.)
adv
2) vainly |
wə·ra‘·yō·wn
and a pursuit
| Grammar | Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct |
| Strongs | 7475 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) longing, striving |
rū·aḥ
of the wind .
| Grammar | Noun - common singular |
| Strongs | 7307 |
| BSB/Thayers | 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
1a) breath
1b) wind
1b1) of heaven
1b2) quarter (of wind), side
1b3) breath of air
1b4) air, gas
1b5) vain, empty thing
1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)
1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage
1c3) temper, anger
1c4) impatience, patience
1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse
1c7) prophetic spirit
1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)
1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being
1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1e1) desire
1e2) sorrow, trouble
1f) spirit
1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts
1f2) rarely of the will
1f3) as seat especially of moral character
1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life
1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force |
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