Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 1:14, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | H7200 | I have seen | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 4 | הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים | H4639 | all the works | an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property |
| 5 | שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּ | H6213 | that are done | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 6 | תַּ֣חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 7 | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | H8121 | under the sun | the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement |
| 8 | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 9 | הַכֹּ֛ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 10 | הֶ֖בֶל | H1892 | and behold all is vanity | emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| 11 | וּרְע֥וּת | H7469 | and vexation | a feeding upon, i.e., grasping after |
| 12 | רֽוּחַ׃ | H7307 | of spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom...
Ecclesiastes 1:14 (current)I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit
Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight and that which is wanting ...