Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1:5

⁵The sun rises and the sun sets;

it hurries back to where it rises.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sun	הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
rises	וְזָרַ֥ח	wə·zā·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
and the sun	הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
sets	וּבָ֣א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it hurries back	שׁוֹאֵ֛ף	šō·w·’êp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
to	מְקוֹמ֔וֹ	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
it	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
rises	זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ	zō·w·rê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2224 rise, come forth

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.