Ecclesiastes 5:12
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep."
Word-by-Word Analysis
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
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)
נִיחוֹחַ
nîychôwach
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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