For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
* For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne?
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  Occurrence Count
הוּא , demonstrative pronoun, third person singular personal pronoun, huʾ — he, she, it (value 12)
H1931,
הוּא hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.third person singular personal pronoun
he, she, it
himself (with emphasis)
resuming subj with emphasis
(with minimum emphasis following predicate)
(anticipating subj)
(emphasising predicate)
that, it (neuter)
demonstrative pronoun
that (with article)
Used in 1692 Verses, 39 Books 1875  Occurrence Count
הָוָא , verb, havaʾ — to fall (value 12)
H1933,
הָוָא hâvâʼ, haw-vaw'; or הָוָה hâvâh; a primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence):—be, × have.Qal)
to fall
to be, become, exist, happen
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
כִּי , conjunction, kiy — that, for, when (value 30)
H3588,
כִּי kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
that
yea, indeed
when (of time)
when, if, though (with a concessive force)
because, since (causal connection)
but (after negative)
that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
but rather, but
except that
only, nevertheless
surely
that is
but if
for though
forasmuch as, for therefore
Used in 3909 Verses, 39 Books 4487  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
לֵב , masculine noun, leyv — inner man, mind, will, heart (value 32)
H3820,
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
inner part, midst
midst (of things)
heart (of man)
soul, heart (of man)
mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
conscience
heart (of moral character)
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
as seat of courage
Used in 551 Verses, 33 Books 591  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
עָמָל , masculine/feminine noun, ʿamal — trouble, labor, toil (value 140)
H5999,
עָמָל ʻâmâl, aw-mawl'; from H5998; toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind:—grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.toil, trouble, labour
trouble
trouble, mischief
toil, labour
Used in 54 Verses, 11 Books 55  Occurrence Count
עָמֵל , verbal adjective, masculine noun, ʿameyl — a laborer, sufferer (value 140)
H6001,
עָמֵל ʻâmêl, aw-male'; from H5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful:—that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.masculine noun
labourer, sufferer, wretched one
labourer, workman
sufferer
verbal adjective
toiling
Used in 9 Verses, 4 Books 9  Occurrence Count
רַעְיוֹן , masculine noun, raʿyon — longing, striving (value 336)
H7475,
רַעְיוֹן raʻyôwn, rah-yone'; from H7462 in the sense of H7469; desire:—vexation.Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
שֶׁמֶשׁ , masculine/feminine noun, shemesh — sun (value 640)
H8121,
שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh, sheh'-mesh; from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement:— east side(-ward), sun (rising), west(-ward), window. See also H1053.sun
sun
sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
sun (as object of illicit worship)
openly, publicly (in other phrases)
pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)
Used in 127 Verses, 28 Books 134  Occurrence Count
תַּחַת , proper patrial adjective, accusative adverb, masculine noun, tahat — underneath, below, instead of (value 808)
H8478,
תַּחַת tachath, takh'-ath; from the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.:—as, beneath, × flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, × unto, × when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas
masculine noun
the under part
accusative adverb
beneath
preposition
under, beneath
at the foot of (idiom)
sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)
of subjection or conquest
what is under one, the place in which one stands
in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)
in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)
in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)
conjunction
instead of, instead of that
in return for that, because that
in compounds
in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)
from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
Used in 450 Verses, 36 Books 505  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 2:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כִּ֠י מֶֽה־הֹוֶ֤ה לָֽאָדָם֙ בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן לִבּ֑ו שֶׁה֥וּא עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For what hath |
H1933havaʾ |
הָוָא |
12 |
| man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| of all his labour, |
H5999ʿamal |
עָמָל |
140 |
| and of the vexation |
H7475raʿyon |
רַעְיוֹן |
336 |
| of his heart, |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
| wherein |
H1931huʾ |
הוּא |
12 |
| he hath laboured |
H6001ʿameyl |
עָמֵל |
140 |
| under the sun? |
H8121shemesh |
שֶׁמֶשׁ |
640 |
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