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Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
Ecclesiastes 1:6
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב׀ סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃

  1. הוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh“[it is] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. דָּר֔וֹםda.Rom“[the] south”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּרוֹם · “south” · Strong's H1864
  4. וְסוֹבֵ֖בve.so.Vev“and [it is] circling”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָבַב · “turn” · Strong's H5437G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. צָפ֑וֹןtza.Fon“[the] north”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
  7. סוֹבֵ֤ב׀so.Vev“circling around”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָבַב · “surround” · Strong's H5437H
  8. סֹבֵב֙so.Vev“circling around”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָבַב · “surround” · Strong's H5437H
  9. הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh“[is] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  10. הָר֔וּחַha.Ru.ach“the wind”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  11. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. סְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.Tav“circuits its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָבִיב · “around” · Strong's H5439G
  13. שָׁ֥בshav“[is] returning”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  14. הָרֽוּחַ׃ha.Ru.ach“the wind”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)