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Forכִּיhe will notלֹאmuchהַרְבֵּהrememberיִזְכֹּרthe daysאֶת יְמֵיof his life,חַיָּיוbecauseכִּיElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםkeeps him occupiedמַעֲנֶהwith the joyבְּשִׂמְחַתof his heart.לִבּוֹ
Ecclesiastes 5:20
Study it in the app“For he will not much remember the days of his life, because Elohim keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 5:20, word by word
- muchהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- rememberיִזְכֹּרyizkor
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “yizkor” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of his lifeחַיָּיchayay
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayay” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- keeps him occupiedמַעֲנֶהmaane
be occupied
To be occupied with something, the mind set on a task.
Where else “maane” appears- with the joyשִׂמְחַתsimchat
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simchat” appears- of his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears
Translation note
“Keeps occupied” (מַעֲנֶה) can also be understood as “answers him.”
The context
19Also, every human being to whom Elohim has given riches and possessions and has given him power to eat from them and to take his portion and to rejoice in his toil — this is the gift of Elohim.
20 · This verse (above)