Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 8:15 Interlinear
“Then I commended mirth hath no better thing because a man him under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life giveth which God him under the sun”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי | H7623 | Then I commended | properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e., (specifically) loud |
| 2 | אֲנִי֙ | H589 | i | |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה | H8057 | mirth | blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) |
| 5 | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | אֵֽין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 7 | ט֤וֹב | H2896 | hath no better thing | 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 |
| 8 | לָֽאָדָם֙ | H120 | because a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 9 | תַּ֣חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 10 | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | H8121 | him under the sun | the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement |
| 11 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 12 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 13 | לֶאֱכֹ֥ל | H398 | than to eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת | H8354 | and to drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 15 | וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ | H8055 | and to be merry | probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome |
| 16 | וְה֞וּא | 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 | |
| 17 | יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ | H3867 | for that shall abide | properly, to twine; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (causative) to lend |
| 18 | בַעֲמָל֗וֹ | H5999 | with him of his labour | toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind |
| 19 | יְמֵ֥י | H3117 | the days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 20 | חַיָּ֛יו | H2416 | of his life | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 21 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 22 | נָֽתַן | H5414 | giveth | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 23 | ל֥וֹ | H0 | ||
| 24 | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | which God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 25 | תַּ֥חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 26 | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | H8121 | him under the sun | the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth...
Ecclesiastes 8:15 (current)Then I commended mirth hath no better thing because a man him under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life giveth which God him under the sun
Ecclesiastes 8:16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom...