Ecclesiastes 1:14 Go deeper

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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. (KJV)

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רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 2

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 3

הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.Simthe works

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 4

שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.Suthat <they> have been done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 5

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 6

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 7

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 8

הַכֹּ֛לha.Kol<the> everything

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 9

הֶ֖בֶלHe.vel[is] futility

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 10

וּרְע֥וּתu.re.'Utand striving of

Lemma: רְעוּת (re.ut) · Strong's: H7469

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: longing

Used 7 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Ecclesiastes 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7469; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 11

רֽוּחַ\׃Ru.achwind

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:14 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the things	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
that are done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
and have found them	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
to be futile	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
a pursuit	→	רְעוּת H7469 longing
of the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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