Chapter 2
Ecclesiastes 2:2
| עשה | זה | מה | ו ל שמחה | מהולל | אמרתי | ל שחוק |
| he has made | this one | what/why | None | None | I have spoken/my discourses | None |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 6213a עשה ʻâsâh Definition: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. | 2090 זה zôh Definition: this or that Root: for H2088 (זה); Exhaustive: for זה; this or that; as well as another, it, this, that, thus and thus. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 4100 מה mâh Definition: 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 Root: or מה; or מ; or מ; also מה; a primitive particle; Exhaustive: or מה; or מ; or מ; also מה; 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. | 8057 | שמחה simchâh Definition: blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) Root: from H8056 (שמח); Exhaustive: from שמח; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival); [idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing). 9005 | ל None Definition: to, for Root: None Exhaustive: None 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 1984b הלל hâlal Definition: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine. | 559 אמר ʼâmar Definition: to say (used with great latitude) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. | 7814 | שחוק sᵉchôwq Definition: laughter (in merriment or defiance) Root: or שחק; from H7832 (שחק); Exhaustive: or שחק; from שחק; laughter (in merriment or defiance); derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport. 9005 ל None Definition: to, for Root: None Exhaustive: None |
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
To laughter I said, It is mad: and to gladness, What did this?
To laughter I said, It is mad: and to gladness, What did this?
LITV Translation:
I said of laughter, it is madness, and of mirth, What does it do?
I said of laughter, it is madness, and of mirth, What does it do?
ESV Translation:
I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
I said to laughter, Madness: And to mirth, Why doest thou this?
I said to laughter, Madness: And to mirth, Why doest thou this?