Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Footnotes
- b 1:2 Literally vapor or breath; the Hebrew words translated in Ecclesiastes as forms of futile or fleeting can also be translated as vanity or meaningless.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futility | הֲבֵ֤ל | hă·ḇêl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1892 vapour, breath |
| of futilities | הֲבָלִים֙ | hă·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1892 vapour, breath |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Teacher | קֹהֶ֔לֶת | qō·he·leṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H6953 collector |
| futility | הֲבֵ֥ל | hă·ḇêl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1892 vapour, breath |
| of futilities | הֲבָלִ֖ים | hă·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1892 vapour, breath |
| Everything | הַכֹּ֥ל | hak·kōl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| is futile | הָֽבֶל׃ | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 144:4 · Romans 8:20 · Ecclesiastes 5:10 · Psalm 39:5–6 · Ecclesiastes 12:8 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · Ecclesiastes 2:17 · Ecclesiastes 2:11 · Ecclesiastes 2:19 · Ecclesiastes 2:23 · Ecclesiastes 2:21 · Ecclesiastes 2:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.