Ecclesiastes 1:5

“And the sun rises, and the sun goes down, and it pants toward its place; there it rises.”

Ecclesiastes 1:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 1:5, word by word

And the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

Where else “shemesh” appears
risesזָרַחzarach

rise, shine

Rise (of the sun); shine, dawn.

Where else “zarach” appears
goes downבָאva

set

For the sun to set.

Where else “va” appears
and it pantsשׁוֹאֵףshoef

long for

To long for something eagerly.

Where else “shoef” appears
its placeמְקוֹמmekom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekom” appears

The context

4A generation goes, and a generation comes, and the earth stands forever.

5 · This verse (above)

6Going toward the south and circling toward the north, circling, circling goes the wind; and on its circuits the wind returns.

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