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Ecclesiastes 4:6 Interlinear

“Better full is an handful with quietness full than both the hands with travail and vexation of spirit”

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Ecclesiastes 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ט֕וֹב	H2896	Better	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2	מִמְּלֹ֥א	H4393	full	fulness (literally or figuratively)
3	כַ֖ף	H3709	is an handful	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
4	נָ֑חַת	H5183	with quietness	a descent, i.e., imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food)
5	מִמְּלֹ֥א	H4393	full	fulness (literally or figuratively)
6	חָפְנַ֛יִם	H2651	than both the hands	a fist (only in the dual)
7	עָמָ֖ל	H5999	with travail	toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
8	וּרְע֥וּת	H7469	and vexation	a feeding upon, i.e., grasping after
9	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

Ecclesiastes 4:6 (current)Better full is an handful with quietness full than both the hands with travail and vexation of spirit