Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 6:7

⁷All a man’s labor is for his mouth,

yet his appetite is never satisfied.^a

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
a man’s	הָאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
labor	עֲמַ֥ל	‘ă·mal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
for his mouth	לְפִ֑יהוּ	lə·p̄î·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
yet	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
his appetite	הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
is never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
satisfied	תִמָּלֵֽא׃	ṯim·mā·lê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.