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Ecclesiastes 8:6

For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
Ecclesiastes 8:6
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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)

כִּ֣י לְכָל־חֵ֔פֶץ יֵ֖שׁ עֵ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּֽי־רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם רַבָּ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. לְכָל־le.khol“for every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. חֵ֔פֶץChe.fetz“matter”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫פֶץ · “pleasure” · Strong's H2656
  4. יֵ֖שׁyesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  5. עֵ֣ת'et“[is] an appropriate time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  6. וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.Pat“and a custom”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “custom” · Strong's H4941J
  7. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. רָעַ֥תra.'At“[the] trouble of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  9. הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  10. רַבָּ֥הra.Bah“[is] great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  11. עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)