“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”Ecclesiastes 1:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃
- הֲבֵ֤לha.Vel“futility of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- הֲבָלִים֙ha.va.Lim“futilities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- קֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.let“Teacher”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֹהֶ֫לֶת · “preacher” · Strong's H6953
- הֲבֵ֥לha.Vel“futility of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- הֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.Lim“futilities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- הַכֹּ֥לha.Kol“<the> everything”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הָֽבֶל׃Ha.vel“[is] futility”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)