Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:20

²⁰So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
my heart	לִבִּ֑י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
began	וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי	wə·sab·bō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
to despair	לְיַאֵ֣שׁ	lə·ya·’êš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2976 despair
over	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the labor	הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל	he·‘ā·māl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
that I had done	שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי	še·‘ā·mal·tî	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5998 labour, toil
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.