What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?Ecclesiastes 7:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
רָח֖וֹק מַה־שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה וְעָמֹ֥ק׀ עָמֹ֖ק מִ֥י יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃
- רָח֖וֹקra.Chok“[is] far away”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָחֹק · “distant” · Strong's H7350
- מַה־mah-“whatever”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- שֶּׁהָיָ֑הshe.ha.Yah“[that] which <it> has been”Particle, relative + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- וְעָמֹ֥ק׀ve.'a.Mok“and deep”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמֹק · “deep” · Strong's H6013
- עָמֹ֖ק'a.Mok“deep”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמֹק · “deep” · Strong's H6013
- מִ֥יmi“who?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
- יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nu“will he find out it”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)