Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 3:21
21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.