Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:17
17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreover | גַּ֥ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his days | יָמָ֖יו | yā·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| he eats | יֹאכֵ֑ל | yō·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| in darkness | בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ | ba·ḥō·šeḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| with much | הַרְבֵּ֖ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| sorrow | וְכָעַ֥ס | wə·ḵā·‘as | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| sickness | וְחָלְי֥וֹ | wə·ḥā·lə·yōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2483 sickness |
| and anger | וָקָֽצֶף׃ | wā·qā·ṣep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7110 wrath |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.