Ecclesiastes 1:5

The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
Ecclesiastes 1:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְזָרַ֥ח הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וּבָ֣א הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֶ֨ל־מְקוֹמ֔וֹ שׁוֹאֵ֛ף זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ ה֖וּא שָֽׁם׃

  1. וְזָרַ֥חve.za.Rach“and it rises”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָרַח · “to rise” · Strong's H2224
  2. הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  3. וּבָ֣אu.Va'“and it goes”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  4. הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  5. וְאֶ֨ל־ve.'El-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. מְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.Mo“place its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  7. שׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'Ef“[is] panting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁאַף · “to long for” · Strong's H7602A
  8. זוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.ach“[is] rising”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָרַח · “to rise” · Strong's H2224
  9. ה֖וּאhu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)