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Ecclesiastes 1:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.


Ecclesiastes 1:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 1:28 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲבֵ֤לhăbēl
vainnounH1892
altogether · vanity
הֲבָלִים֙hăbāliym
vainnounH1892
altogether · vanity
אָמַ֣רʾāmar
answerverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
קֹהֶ֔לֶתqōhelet
preachernounH6953
הֲבֵ֥לhăbēl
vainnounH1892
altogether · vanity
הֲבָלִ֖יםhăbāliym
vainnounH1892
altogether · vanity
הַ/כֹּ֥לhakōl
all (mannerparticleH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הָֽבֶלhābel
vainnounH1892
altogether · vanity
Words 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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