Ecclesiastes 1:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 1:28 words

HebrewMeaning

הֲבֵ֤לhăbēl

futility ofnounH1892

altogether · vanity

הֲבָלִים֙hăbāliym

futilitiesnounH1892

altogether · vanity

אָמַ֣רʾāmar

he saidverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

קֹהֶ֔לֶתqōhelet

TeachernounH6953

הֲבֵ֥לhăbēl

futility ofnounH1892

altogether · vanity

הֲבָלִ֖יםhăbāliym

futilitiesnounH1892

altogether · vanity

הַ/כֹּ֥לhakōl

everythingparticleH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

הָֽבֶלhābel

is futilitynounH1892

altogether · vanity

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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