Strong's Interlinear
Hebrew and Greek

The words

דִּבְרֵי֙

of the Preacher

קֹהֶ֣לֶת

the son

בֶּן

of David

דָּוִ֔ד

king

מֶ֖לֶךְ

in Jerusalem

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Vanity

הָֽבֶל׃

Vanity

הָֽבֶל׃

saith

אָמַ֣ר

the Preacher

קֹהֶ֔לֶת

Vanity

הָֽבֶל׃

Vanity

הָֽבֶל׃

 

הַכֹּ֥ל

Vanity

הָֽבֶל׃

 

מַה

What profit

יִּתְר֖וֹן

hath a man

לָֽאָדָ֑ם

 

בְּכָל

of all his labour

עֲמָל֔וֹ

which he taketh

שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל

 

תַּ֥חַת

under the sun

הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

One generation

וְד֣וֹר

passeth away

הֹלֵךְ֙

One generation

וְד֣וֹר

cometh

בָּ֔א

but the earth

וְהָאָ֖רֶץ

for ever

לְעוֹלָ֥ם

abideth

עֹמָֽדֶת׃

also ariseth

זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ

The sun

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

goeth down

וּבָ֣א

The sun

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

 

וְאֶ֨ל

to his place

מְקוֹמ֔וֹ

and hasteth

שׁוֹאֵ֛ף

also ariseth

זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ

 

ה֖וּא

 

שָֽׁם׃

goeth

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ

 

אֶל

toward the south

דָּר֔וֹם

and turneth about

סֹבֵב֙

 

אֶל

unto the north

צָפ֑וֹן

and turneth about

סֹבֵב֙

and turneth about

סֹבֵב֙

goeth

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ

The wind

הָרֽוּחַ׃

 

וְעַל

according to his circuits

סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו

returneth again

שָׁ֥ב

The wind

הָרֽוּחַ׃

 

כָּל

All the rivers

שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙

come

לָלָֽכֶת׃

 

אֶל

into the sea

וְהַיָּ֖ם

into the sea

וְהַיָּ֖ם

 

אֵינֶ֣נּוּ

is not full

מָלֵ֑א

 

אֶל

unto the place

מְק֗וֹם

All the rivers

שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙

come

לָלָֽכֶת׃

 

שָׁ֛ם

 

הֵ֥ם

thither they return

שָׁבִ֖ים

come

לָלָֽכֶת׃

 

כָּל

All things

הַדְּבָרִ֣ים

are full of labour

יְגֵעִ֔ים

 

לֹא

cannot

יוּכַ֥ל

man

אִ֖ישׁ

utter

לְדַבֵּ֑ר

 

לֹא

is not satisfied

תִשְׂבַּ֥ע

it the eye

עַ֙יִן֙

with seeing

לִרְא֔וֹת

 

וְלֹא

filled

תִמָּלֵ֥א

nor the ear

אֹ֖זֶן

with hearing

מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃

 

מַה

 

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙

 

ה֣וּא

 

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה

 

וּמַה

The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done

שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה

 

ה֖וּא

The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done

שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה

 

וְאֵ֥ין

 

כָּל

and there is no new

חָדָ֖שׁ

 

תַּ֥חַת

thing under the sun

הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Is there

יֵ֥שׁ

any thing

דָּבָ֛ר

whereof it may be said

שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר

See

רְאֵה

 

זֶ֖ה

this is new

חָדָ֣שׁ

 

ה֑וּא

it hath been already

כְּבָר֙

 

הָיָ֣ה

of old time

לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים

 

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

 

הָיָ֖ה

which was before

מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃

 

אֵ֥ין

There is no remembrance

זִכָּר֔וֹן

of former

לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים

 

וְגַ֨ם

of things that are to come

לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

 

שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ

 

לֹֽא

 

יִהְיֶ֤ה

 

לָהֶם֙

There is no remembrance

זִכָּר֔וֹן

 

עִ֥ם

 

שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ

of things that are to come

לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

 

אֲנִ֣י

I the Preacher

קֹהֶ֗לֶת

 

הָיִ֥יתִי

was king

מֶ֛לֶךְ

 

עַל

over Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

in Jerusalem

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

And I gave

נָתַ֧ן

 

אֶת

my heart

לִבִּ֗י

to seek

לִדְר֤וֹשׁ

and search out

וְלָתוּר֙

by wisdom

בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה

 

עַ֛ל

 

כָּל

 

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

concerning all things that are done

נַעֲשָׂ֖ה

 

תַּ֣חַת

under heaven

הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם

 

ה֣וּא׀

travail

עִנְיַ֣ן

this sore

רָ֗ע

And I gave

נָתַ֧ן

hath God

אֱלֹהִ֛ים

to the sons

לִבְנֵ֥י

of man

הָאָדָ֖ם

to be exercised

לַעֲנ֥וֹת

 

בּֽוֹ׃

I have seen

רָאִ֙יתִי֙

 

אֶת

 

כָּל

all the works

הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים

that are done

שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּ

 

תַּ֣חַת

under the sun

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

 

וְהִנֵּ֥ה

 

הַכֹּ֛ל

and behold all is vanity

הֶ֖בֶל

and vexation

וּרְע֥וּת

of spirit

רֽוּחַ׃

That which is crooked

מְעֻוָּ֖ת

 

לֹא

cannot

יוּכַ֥ל

be made straight

לִתְקֹ֑ן

and that which is wanting

וְחֶסְר֖וֹן

 

לֹא

cannot

יוּכַ֥ל

be numbered

לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃

I communed

דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי

 

אֲנִ֤י

 

עִם

with mine own heart

וְלִבִּ֛י

saying

לֵאמֹ֔ר

 

אֲנִ֗י

 

הִנֵּ֨ה

Lo I am come to great estate

הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי

and have gotten

וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙

more wisdom

חָכְמָ֥ה

 

עַ֛ל

 

כָּל

 

אֲשֶׁר

 

הָיָ֥ה

than all they that have been before

לְפָנַ֖י

 

עַל

me in Jerusalem

יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם

with mine own heart

וְלִבִּ֛י

experience

רָאָ֥ה

had great

הַרְבֵּ֖ה

more wisdom

חָכְמָ֥ה

and knowledge

וָדָֽעַת׃

And I gave

וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה

my heart

לִבִּי֙

I perceived

יָדַ֕עְתִּי

wisdom

חָכְמָ֔ה

I perceived

יָדַ֕עְתִּי

madness

הוֹלֵל֖וֹת

and folly

וְשִׂכְל֑וּת

I perceived

יָדַ֕עְתִּי

that this

שֶׁגַּם

 

זֶ֥ה

 

ה֖וּא

also is vexation

רַעְי֥וֹן

of spirit

רֽוּחַ׃

 

כִּ֛י

For in much

בְּרֹ֥ב

wisdom

חָכְמָ֖ה

 

רָב

grief

כָּ֑עַס

and he that increaseth

יוֹסִ֥יף

knowledge

דַּ֖עַת

and he that increaseth

יוֹסִ֥יף

sorrow

מַכְאֽוֹב׃