Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Interlinear
“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 ...