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Ecclesiastes 2:4

I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
Ecclesiastes 2:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי מַעֲשָׂ֑י בָּנִ֤יתִי לִי֙ בָּתִּ֔ים נָטַ֥עְתִּי לִ֖י כְּרָמִֽים׃

  1. הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּיhig.Dal.ti“I made great”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  2. מַעֲשָׂ֑יma.'a.Sai“works my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  3. בָּנִ֤יתִיba.Ni.ti“I built”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  4. לִי֙li“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  5. בָּתִּ֔יםba.Tim“houses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  6. נָטַ֥עְתִּיna.Ta'.ti“I planted”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָטַע · “to plant” · Strong's H5193
  7. לִ֖יli“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  8. כְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.Mim“vineyards”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֶּרֶם · “vineyard” · Strong's H3754
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)