Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 1:13 Interlinear

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven travail this sore And I gave hath God to the sons of man to be exercised

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1נָתַ֧ןH5414And I gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3לִבִּ֗יH3820my heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4לִדְר֤וֹשׁH1875to seekproperly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
5וְלָתוּר֙H8446and search outto meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring
6בַּֽחָכְמָ֔הH2451by wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
7עַ֛לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
9אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10נַעֲשָׂ֖הH6213concerning all things that are doneto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
11תַּ֣חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
12הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064under heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
13ה֣וּא׀H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
14עִנְיַ֣ןH6045travailado, i.e., (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair
15רָ֗עH7451this sorebad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
16נָתַ֧ןH5414And I gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
17אֱלֹהִ֛יםH430hath Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
18לִבְנֵ֥יH1121to the sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
19הָאָדָ֖םH120of manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
20לַעֲנ֥וֹתH6031to be exercisedto depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
21בּֽוֹ׃H0

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel...
Ecclesiastes 1:13 (current)And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven travail this sore And I gave hath God to the sons of man to be exercised
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works that are done ...

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