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Ecclesiastes 2:23

Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:23
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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)

כִּ֧י כָל־יָמָ֣יו מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנ֔וֹ גַּם־בַּלַּ֖יְלָה לֹא־שָׁכַ֣ב לִבּ֑וֹ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃

  1. כִּ֧יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. יָמָ֣יוya.Mav“days his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  4. מַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.Vim“[are] pains”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַכְאוֹב · “pain” · Strong's H4341
  5. וָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'as“and [is] vexation”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כַּ֫עַס · “vexation” · Strong's H3708A
  6. עִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.No“task his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִנְיָן · “task” · Strong's H6045
  7. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  8. בַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  9. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. שָׁכַ֣בsha.Khav“it rests”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “sleep” · Strong's H7901H
  11. לִבּ֑וֹli.Bo“heart his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  12. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  13. זֶ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  14. הֶ֥בֶלHe.vel“[is] futility”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
  15. הֽוּא׃Hu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)