Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:23
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.