What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?Ecclesiastes 1:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַה־יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- יִּתְר֖וֹןyit.Ron“profit”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יִתְרוֹן · “advantage” · Strong's H3504
- לָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.Dam“[belongs] to <the> humankind”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- עֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.Lo“toil his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמָל · “trouble” · Strong's H5999
- שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.Mol“that he toils”Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַל · “to toil” · Strong's H5998
- תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“under”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
- הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.mesh“the sun”Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)