Ecclesiastes 5:16

This is also something very evil and painful (a sad evil; a disgusting disease): Just as he came, so he will depart. What joy does he have in his pursuit of wind?

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

גַּם   כָּל   יָמָיו   בַּחֹשֶׁךְ   יֹאכֵל   וְכָעַס   הַרְבֵּה   וְחָלְיוֹ   וָקָצֶף  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καί γε τοῦτο πονηρὰ ἀρρωστία ὥσπερ γὰρ παρεγένετο οὕτως καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ τίς περισσεία αὐτῷ ᾗ μοχθεῖ εἰς ἄνεμον


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1571
גַּ֥ם (gam)
also
Adv. Adverb

D
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3117
H9023
יָמָ֖י (jamaj)
ו (v)
day
his
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncmpc
Sp3ms
H9003
H2822
בַּ (ba)
חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (chóshekhe)
in
darkness
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H0398
יֹאכֵ֑ל (jókhel)
to eat
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9001
H3708a
וְ (ve)
כָעַ֥ס (khaas)
seq
vexation
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

c
Vqq3ms
H7235a
הַרְבֵּ֖ה (harebe)
to multiply
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

Vhaa
H9002
H2483
H9023
וְ (ve)
חָלְי֥ (chalej)
וֹ (vó)
and
sickness
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9002
H7110a
H9016
וָ (va)
קָֽצֶף (qatzef)
׃
and
wrath
verseEnd
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa

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