Ecclesiastes 6:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 6:910 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֛וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

מַרְאֵ֥הmarəʾēh

appearancenounH4758

apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···

עֵינַ֖יִםʿēynayim

eyenounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

מֵֽ/הֲלָךְmēhălākə

alongpronH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

נָ֑פֶשׁnāpeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

גַּםgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

זֶ֥הzeh

heprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

הֶ֖בֶלhebel

vainnounH1892

altogether · vanity

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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