Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 6:11
11For the more words, the more futility — and how does that profit anyone?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the more | הַרְבֵּ֖ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| words | דְּבָרִ֥ים | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| the more | מַרְבִּ֣ים | mar·bîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| futility | הָ֑בֶל | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| and how | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does that profit | יֹּתֵ֖ר | yō·ṯêr | Noun - masculine singular | H3148 superiority, advantage, excess |
| anyone | לָאָדָֽם׃ | lā·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.