Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:17

¹⁷So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I hated	וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙	wə·śā·nê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
life	הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the work	הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ham·ma·‘ă·śeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
that is done	שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה	šen·na·‘ă·śāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
was grievous	רַ֤ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to me	עָלַי֙	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
everything	הַכֹּ֥ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
is futile	הֶ֖בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
and a pursuit	וּרְע֥וּת	ū·rə·‘ūṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7469 longing, striving
of the wind	רֽוּחַ׃	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.