Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Labour
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Then I | H589 | אֲנִי |
I |
commended | H7623 | שָׁבַח |
[Verb] properly to address in a loud {tone} that {is} (specifically) loud; figuratively to pacify (as if by words) |
mirth | H8057 | שִׂמְחָה |
[Noun Feminine] blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival) |
because | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
a man | H120 | אָדָם |
[Noun Masculine] {ruddy} that {is} a human being (an individual or the {species} {mankind } etc.) |
hath no | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
better | H2896 | טוֹב |
[Adjective] good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a {noun} both in the masculine and the {feminine} the singular and the plural ({good } a good or good {thing} a good man or woman; the {good} goods or good {things} good men or {women}) also as an adverb (well) |
thing under | H8478 | תַּחַת |
[Noun Masculine] the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix {underneath }) in lieu {of} etc. |
the sun | H8121 | שֶׁמֶשׁ |
[Noun] the sun; by implication the east; figuratively a {ray} that {is} (architecturally) a notched battlement |
than | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
to eat | H398 | אָכַל |
[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively) |
and to drink | H8354 | שָׁתָה |
[Verb] to imbibe (literally or figuratively). |
and to be merry | H8055 | שָׂמַח |
[Verb] probably to brighten {up} that {is} (figuratively) be (causatively make) blithe or gleesome |
for that | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
shall abide | H3867 | לָוָה |
[Verb] properly to {twine} that {is} (by implication) to {unite} to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (causatively) to lend |
with him of his labour | H5999 | עָמָל |
[Noun] {toil} that {is} wearing effort; hence {worry} whether of body or mind |
the days | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
of his life | H2416 | חַי |
[Adjective] alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh ({plant} {water} {year}) strong; also (as {noun} especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living {thing}) whether literally or figuratively |
which | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
God | H430 | אֱלֹהִים |
[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative |
giveth | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
him under | H8478 | תַּחַת |
[Noun Masculine] the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix {underneath }) in lieu {of} etc. |
the sun | H8121 | שֶׁמֶשׁ |
[Noun] the sun; by implication the east; figuratively a {ray} that {is} (architecturally) a notched battlement |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.