Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:22–23

²²For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun? ²³Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

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Ecclesiastes 2:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
what	מֶֽה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
does a man	לָֽאָדָם֙	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
get	הֹוֶ֤ה	hō·weh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1933 fall
for all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the toil	עֲמָל֔וֹ	‘ă·mā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and striving	וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן	ū·ḇə·ra‘·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7475 id.
with which	שֶׁה֥וּא	še·hū	Pronoun - relative; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
he labors	עָמֵ֖ל	‘ā·mêl	Noun - masculine singular	H6001 labourer, sufferer
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

Ecclesiastes 2:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his days	יָמָ֣יו	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
are filled with grief	מַכְאֹבִ֗ים	maḵ·’ō·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4341 pain
and his task	עִנְיָנ֔וֹ	‘in·yā·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6045 occupation, task
is sorrowful	וָכַ֙עַס֙	wā·ḵa·‘as	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3708 vexation, anger
even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
at night	בַּלַּ֖יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
his mind	לִבּ֑וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rest	שָׁכַ֣ב	šā·ḵaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
This	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
too	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
is futile	הֶ֥בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 2:22 Psalm 127:2 · Ecclesiastes 1:3 · Philippians 4:6 · 1 Timothy 6:8 · Matthew 6:34 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Ecclesiastes 3:9 · Ecclesiastes 4:6 · Ecclesiastes 5:10–11 · Ecclesiastes 6:7–8 · Ecclesiastes 4:8 · Ecclesiastes 5:17

Ecclesiastes 2:23 Job 14:1 · Job 5:7 · Psalm 6:6–7 · Job 7:13–14 · Psalm 127:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.