Ecclesiastes 2:21
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
עָמַל
ʻâmal
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
הֶבֶל
hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Key Terms in This Verse
הֶבֶל hebel
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
Study H1892 →עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →Cross References
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