Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 7:28 Interlinear

seeketh Which yet my soul among all those have I not found man not one among a thousand among all those have I not found but a woman among all those have I not found

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֲשֶׁ֛רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
2עוֹדH5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
3בִּקְשָׁ֥הH1245seekethto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
4נַפְשִׁ֖יH5315Which yet my soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
5וְלֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6מָצָֽאתִי׃H4672among all those have I not foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
7אָדָ֞םH120manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
8אֶחָ֤דH259not oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
9מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙H505among a thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
10מָצָֽאתִי׃H4672among all those have I not foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
11וְאִשָּׁ֥הH802but a womana woman
12בְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
13אֵ֖לֶּהH428these or those
14לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
15מָצָֽאתִי׃H4672among all those have I not foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 7:27Behold this have I found saith the preacher by one...
Ecclesiastes 7:28 (current) seeketh Which yet my soul among all those have I not found man not one among a thousand among all those have I not found but a woman among all those have I not found
Ecclesiastes 7:29this only Lo have I found hath made...

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