Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:6
6The wind blows southward,
then turns northward;
round and round it swirls,
ever returning on its course.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The wind | הָר֔וּחַ | hā·rū·aḥ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| blows | הוֹלֵךְ֙ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| southward | דָּר֔וֹם | dā·rō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H1864 south |
| then turns | וְסוֹבֵ֖ב | wə·sō·w·ḇêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| northward | צָפ֑וֹן | ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| round | סוֹבֵ֤ב׀ | sō·w·ḇêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| round | סֹבֵב֙ | sō·ḇêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| it swirls | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| ever returning | שָׁ֥ב | šāḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| course | סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāw | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H5439 circuit, round about |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.