Ecclesiastes 1:7

All rivers flow into the sea,
yet the sea is not full.
To the places where the rivers flow,
there they return again. [This describes the water cycle.]

The hebrew text BETA

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

כָּל   הַנְּחָלִים   הֹלְכִים   אֶל   הַיָּם   וְהַיָּם   אֵינֶנּוּ   מָלֵא   אֶל   מְקוֹם   שֶׁהַנְּחָלִים   הֹלְכִים   שָׁם   הֵם   שָׁבִים   לָלָכֶת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

πάντες οἱ χείμαρροι πορεύονται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔσται ἐμπιμπλαμένη εἰς τόπον οὗ οἱ χείμαρροι πορεύονται ἐκεῖ αὐτοὶ ἐπιστρέφουσιν τοῦ πορευθῆναι


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H5158a
הַ (ha)
נְּחָלִים֙ (nechalim)
the
torrent
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Ncmpa
H1980
הֹלְכִ֣ים (hólekhim)
to go
Verb Verb
qal participle active pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H3220
הַ (ha)
יָּ֔ם (jam)
the
sea
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H9009
H3220
וְ (ve)
הַ (ha)
יָּ֖ם (jam)
and
the
sea
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

C
Td
Ncbsa
H0369
H9043
אֵינֶ֣ (eine)
נּוּ (no)
nothing
he
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H4392
מָלֵ֑א (male)
full
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H4725
מְק֗וֹם (meqvóm)
standing place
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9007
H9009
H5158a
שֶׁ֤ (she)
הַ (ha)
נְּחָלִים֙ (nechalim)
which
the
torrent
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Tr
Td
Ncmpa
H1980
הֹֽלְכִ֔ים (hólekhim)
to go
Verb Verb
qal participle active pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H8033
שָׁ֛ם (sham)
there
Adv. Adverb

D
H1992
הֵ֥ם (hem)
they(masc.)
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p pl. personal third person masculine plural

Pp3mp
H7725
שָׁבִ֖ים (shavim)
to return
Verb Verb
qal participle active pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H9005
H1980
H9016
לָ (la)
לָֽכֶת (lakhet)
׃
to
to go
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc

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