Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 2:21 Interlinear
“ For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom and in knowledge and in equity a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion This also is vanity evil and a great”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | יֵ֣שׁ | H3426 | For there is | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 3 | וּלְאָדָ֞ם | H120 | a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 4 | שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ | H5999 | whose labour | toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind |
| 5 | בְּחָכְמָ֥ה | H2451 | is in wisdom | wisdom (in a good sense) |
| 6 | וּבְדַ֖עַת | H1847 | and in knowledge | knowledge |
| 7 | וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן | H3788 | and in equity | success, advantage |
| 8 | וּלְאָדָ֞ם | H120 | a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 9 | שֶׁלֹּ֤א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 10 | עָֽמַל | H5998 | that hath not laboured | to toil, i.e., work severely and with irksomeness |
| 11 | בּוֹ֙ | H0 | ||
| 12 | יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ | H5414 | therein shall he leave | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 13 | חֶלְק֔וֹ | H2506 | it for his portion | properly, smoothness (of the tongue) |
| 14 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 15 | זֶ֥ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 16 | הֶ֖בֶל | H1892 | This also is vanity | emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| 17 | וְרָעָ֥ה | H7451 | evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 18 | רַבָּֽה׃ | H7227 | and a great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 2:20Therefore I went about to cause my heart ...
Ecclesiastes 2:21 (current) For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom and in knowledge and in equity a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion This also is vanity evil and a great
Ecclesiastes 2:22 For what hath man of all his labour...