Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 3:20
20All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.