Chapter 6
Ecclesiastes 6:11
| ל אדם | יתר | מה | הבל | מרבים | הרבה | דברים | יש | כי |
| None | None | what/why | None | None | abundantly | words | there is | for |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 120 | אדם ʼâdâm Definition: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) Root: from H119 (אדם); Exhaustive: from אדם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person. 9005 ל None Definition: to, for Root: None Exhaustive: None | 3148 יותר yôwthêr Definition: properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction Root: active participle of H3498 (יתר); Exhaustive: active participle of יתר; properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction; better, more(-over), over, profit. | 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. | 1892 הבל hebel Definition: emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb Root: or (rarely in the abs.) הבל; from H1891 (הבל); Exhaustive: or (rarely in the abs.) הבל; from הבל; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb; [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity. | 7235a רבה râbâh Definition: to increase (in whatever respect) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רבב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very. | 7235a רבה râbâh Definition: to increase (in whatever respect) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רבב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very. | 1697 דבר dâbâr Definition: a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause Root: from H1696 (דבר); Exhaustive: from דבר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 3426 יש yêsh Definition: there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) Root: perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961 (היה)); Exhaustive: perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (היה); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection); (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest. | 3588a כי kîy Definition: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed Root: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; Exhaustive: 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. |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man? 12For who shall know what is for man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he will make them as a shadow? for who shall announce to man what shall be after him under the sun?
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man? 12For who shall know what is for man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he will make them as a shadow? for who shall announce to man what shall be after him under the sun?
LITV Translation:
For there are many things that increase vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
For there are many things that increase vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
ESV Translation:
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
For there are many things which increase vanity.
For there are many things which increase vanity.