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Ecclesiastes 1:7

All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
Ecclesiastes 1:7
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Original language (Hebrew)

כָּל־הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְהַיָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל־מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָלָֽכֶת׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. הַנְּחָלִים֙ha.ne.cha.Lim“the rivers”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  3. הֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.Khim“[are] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הַיָּ֔םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  6. וְהַיָּ֖םve.hai.Yam“and the sea”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  7. אֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nu“not it”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  8. מָלֵ֑אma.Le'“[is] full”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָלֵא · “full” · Strong's H4392
  9. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. מְק֗וֹםme.Kom“[the] place”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  11. שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙she.ha.ne.cha.lim“<of> where the rivers”
    Particle, relative + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  12. הֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.Khim“[are] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  13. שָׁ֛םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  14. הֵ֥םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  15. שָׁבִ֖יםsha.Vim“[are] returning”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  16. לָלָֽכֶת׃la.La.khet“to go”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)