Ecclesiastes 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:69 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֕וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

מְלֹ֥אməlōʾ

fillnounH4393

all along · all that is in · full · fulness ···

כַ֖ףkap

branchnounH3709

foot · hand · -dle · ) ···

נָ֑חַתnāḥat

lighting downnounH5183

quiet · to rest · be set on

מִ/מְּלֹ֥אmiməlōʾ

fillpronH4393

all along · all that is in · full · fulness ···

חָפְנַ֛יִםḥāpənayim

fistsnounH2651

hands · hand

עָמָ֖לʿāmāl

grievancenounH5999

iniquity · labour · mischief · miserable ···

וּ/רְע֥וּתwrəʿwt

vexationconjH7469

רֽוּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

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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