Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:8
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Original language and places

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)

כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rim“<the> things”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  3. יְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'Im“[are] wearisome”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָגֵעַ · “weary” · Strong's H3023
  4. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יוּכַ֥לyu.Khal“he is able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  6. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  7. לְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.Ber“to speak [them]”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  8. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. תִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'“it is satisfied”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׂבֵעַ · “to satisfy” · Strong's H7646
  10. עַ֙יִן֙'a.yin“an eye”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  11. לִרְא֔וֹתlir.'ot“by seeing”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  12. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'“it is filled”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
  14. אֹ֖זֶן'O.zen“an ear”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
  15. מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'“from hearing”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)