Chapter 6
Ecclesiastes 6:9
| רוח | ו רעות | הבל | זה | גם | נפש | מ הלך | עינים | מראה | טוב |
| spirit | None | None | this one | also | soul | a walking course | dual eyes | sight/appearance | he became good |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 7307 רוח rûwach Definition: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) Root: from H7306 (רוח); Exhaustive: from רוח; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y). | 7469 | רעות rᵉʻûwth Definition: a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after Root: probably from H7462 (רעה); Exhaustive: probably from רעה; a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after; vexation. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 1892 הבל hebel Definition: emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb Root: or (rarely in the abs.) הבל; from H1891 (הבל); Exhaustive: or (rarely in the abs.) הבל; from הבל; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb; [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity. | 2088 זה zeh Definition: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that Root: a primitive word; Exhaustive: a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 1571 גם gam Definition: properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and Root: by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; Exhaustive: by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea. | 5315 נפש nephesh Definition: properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Root: from H5314 (נפש); Exhaustive: from נפש; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 1980 | הלך hâlak Definition: to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) Root: akin to H3212 (ילך); a primitive root; Exhaustive: akin to ילך; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl. 9006 מ None Definition: from Root: None Exhaustive: None | 5869a עין ʻayin Definition: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) Root: probably a primitive word; Exhaustive: probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves). | 4758 מראה marʼeh Definition: a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision Root: from H7200 (ראה); Exhaustive: from ראה; a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision; [idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision. | 2896a טוב ṭôwb Definition: good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) Root: from H2895 (טוב); Exhaustive: from טוב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured). |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Good the sight of the eyes above the going of the soul. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.
Good the sight of the eyes above the going of the soul. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.
LITV Translation:
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the soul. This is also vanity and striving after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the soul. This is also vanity and striving after wind.
ESV Translation:
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: This is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: This is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.