Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 8:16 Interlinear
“ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done upon the earth for also there is that neither day nor night sleep with his eyes and to see”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 2 | נָתַ֤תִּי | H5414 | When I applied | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | לִבִּי֙ | H3820 | mine heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 5 | לָדַ֣עַת | H3045 | to know | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 6 | חָכְמָ֔ה | H2451 | wisdom | wisdom (in a good sense) |
| 7 | רֹאֶֽה׃ | H7200 | and to see | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן | H6045 | the business | ado, i.e., (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | H6213 | that is done | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 12 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | הָאָ֑רֶץ | H776 | upon the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 14 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 15 | גַ֤ם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 16 | בַּיּוֹם֙ | H3117 | for also there is that neither day | 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 |
| 17 | וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה | H3915 | nor night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 18 | שֵׁנָ֕ה | H8142 | sleep | sleep |
| 19 | בְּעֵינָ֖יו | H5869 | with his eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 20 | אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 21 | רֹאֶֽה׃ | H7200 | and to see | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth ...
Ecclesiastes 8:16 (current) When I applied mine heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done upon the earth for also there is that neither day nor night sleep with his eyes and to see
Ecclesiastes 8:17Then I beheld all the work of God ...