Ecclesiastes 7:28

that my soul has sought (looked for),
but I did not find it.
I have found one man among a thousand,
but I have not found a woman among all these.

The hebrew text BETA

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

אֲשֶׁר   עוֹד   בִּקְשָׁה   נַפְשִׁי   וְלֹא   מָצָאתִי   אָדָם   אֶחָד   מֵאֶלֶף   מָצָאתִי   וְאִשָּׁה   בְכָל   אֵלֶּה   לֹא   מָצָאתִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἰδὲ τοῦτο εὗρον εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής μία τῇ μιᾷ τοῦ εὑρεῖν λογισμόν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0834a
אֲשֶׁ֛ר (asher)
which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H5750
H9014
עוֹד (vód-)
־
still
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H1245
בִּקְשָׁ֥ה (biqeshah)
to seek
Verb Verb
piel qatal 3p ♀ sing. piel qatal third person feminine singular

Vpp3fs
H5315
H9020
נַפְשִׁ֖ (nafeshi)
י (j)
soul
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H9002
H3808
וְ (ve)
לֹ֣א (ló)
and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H4672
מָצָ֑אתִי (matzati)
to find
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H0120
אָדָ֞ם (adam)
man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H0259
אֶחָ֤ד (echad)
one
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Acbsa
H9006
H0505
מֵ (me)
אֶ֙לֶף֙ (elef)
from
thousand
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Acbsa
H4672
מָצָ֔אתִי (matzati)
to find
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H9002
H0802
וְ (ve)
אִשָּׁ֥ה (ishah)
and
woman
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncfsa
H9003
H3605
H9014
בְ (ve)
כָל (khal-)
־
in
all
link
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Ncbsa
H0428
אֵ֖לֶּה (ele)
these
Tm
H3808
לֹ֥א (ló)
not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H4672
H9016
מָצָֽאתִי (matzati)
׃
to find
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs

The color of the words tell you how rare the word is, the more red, the fewer uses.

Colorscale:  
1-5
|6-10
|11-50
|51-100
|101-500
|501-1000
|1000+

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