Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:20–21

²⁰All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

²¹Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

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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
All	הַכֹּ֥ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
go	הוֹלֵ֖ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
place	מָק֣וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
all	הַכֹּל֙	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
come	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
dust	הֶֽעָפָ֔ר	he·‘ā·p̄ār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and all	וְהַכֹּ֖ל	wə·hak·kōl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
return	שָׁ֥ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
dust	הֶעָפָֽר׃	he·‘ā·p̄ār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
knows	יוֹדֵ֗עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
if the spirit	ר֚וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of man	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
rises	הָעֹלָ֥ה	hā·‘ō·lāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
upward	לְמָ֑עְלָה	lə·mā·‘ə·lāh	Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
and the spirit	וְר֙וּחַ֙	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the animal	הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
descends	הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת	hay·yō·re·ḏeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
into the earth	לָאָֽרֶץ׃	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 3:20 Genesis 3:19 · Job 34:15 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Job 10:9–10 · Ecclesiastes 3:21 · Numbers 27:13 · Ecclesiastes 6:6 · Job 7:9 · Psalm 104:29

Ecclesiastes 3:21 Ecclesiastes 12:7 · John 14:3 · 2 Corinthians 5:1 · Luke 16:22–23 · Philippians 1:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.