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“Vaporהֲבֵלof vapors,”הֲבָלִיםsaysאָמַרQohelet;הַקּוֹהֶלֶת“everythingהַכֹּלis vapor.”הָבֶל
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Study it in the app““Vapor of vapors,” says Qohelet; “everything is vapor.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 12:8, word by word
- “Vaporהֲבֵלhavel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “havel” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Qoheletקּוֹהֶלֶתkohelet
Qoheleth
Qoheleth: the name or title of the author of Ecclesiastes; one who gathers the assembly or speaks to it.
Where else “kohelet” appears
The context
7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to Elohim who gave it.
8 · This verse (above)
9And besides that Qohelet was wise, he also taught the people knowledge, and he weighed and searched out; he arranged many proverbs.