Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 3:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 3:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ Who knoweth and the spirit of man that goeth upward and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִ֣י | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 2 | יוֹדֵ֗עַ | H3045 | Who knoweth | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 3 | וְר֙וּחַ֙ | H7307 | and the spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
| 4 | בְּנֵ֣י | H1121 | of man | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 5 | הָאָדָ֔ם | H120 | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | |
| 6 | הָעֹלָ֥ה | H5927 | that goeth | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 7 | הִ֖יא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 8 | לְמָ֑עְלָה | H4605 | upward | properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc |
| 9 | וְר֙וּחַ֙ | H7307 | and the spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
| 10 | הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | H929 | of the beast | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 11 | הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת | H3381 | that goeth | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 12 | הִ֖יא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 13 | לְמַ֥טָּה | H4295 | downward | downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes |
| 14 | לָאָֽרֶץ׃ | H776 | to the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go place unto one ...
Ecclesiastes 3:21 (current) Who knoweth and the spirit of man that goeth upward and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth
Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better should rejoice...