Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1:7

⁷All the rivers flow into the sea,

yet the sea is never full;

to the place from which the streams come,

there again they flow.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the rivers	הַנְּחָלִים֙	han·nə·ḥā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
flow	הֹלְכִ֣ים	hō·lə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the sea	הַיָּ֔ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
yet the sea	וְהַיָּ֖ם	wə·hay·yām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
is never	אֵינֶ֣נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
full	מָלֵ֑א	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	מְק֗וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
from which the streams	שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙	še·han·nə·ḥā·lîm	Pronoun - relative, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
come	הֹֽלְכִ֔ים	hō·lə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
there	שָׁ֛ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
again	שָׁבִ֖ים	šā·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
they	הֵ֥ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
flow	לָלָֽכֶת׃	lā·lā·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.