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Ecclesiastes 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 1:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 1:38 words
HebrewMeaning
מַהmah
what?particleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יִּתְר֖וֹןyitərwōn
profitnounH3504
excellency · profit
לָֽ/אָדָ֑םlāʾādām
belongs to humankindpronH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
בְּ/כָלbəkāl
in allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עֲמָל֔/וֹʿămālwō
toil hisnounH5999
iniquity · labour · mischief · miserable ···
שֶֽׁ/יַּעֲמֹ֖לšeyaʿămōl
that he toilsparticleH5998
תַּ֥חַתtaḥat
underpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁhašāmeš
the sunparticleH8121
east side · west · window. See also
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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Amara DialloNote1mo ago
Bearing fruit that lasts - Ecclesiastes 1
Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction...
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