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And even ifוְאִלּוּhe livedחָיָהa thousand yearsאֶלֶף שָׁנִיםtwiceפַּעֲמַיִםand did notוְ לֹאseeרָאָהgood,טוֹבָהdo notהֲלֹאallהַכֹּלgoהוֹלֵךְto oneאֶל אֶחָדplace?מָקוֹם
Ecclesiastes 6:6
Study it in the app“And even if he lived a thousand years twice and did not see good, do not all go to one place?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 6:6, word by word
- And even ifאִלּוּilu
if (unreal)
If (for a supposition that is not fulfilled): "if we had been…".
Where else “ilu” appears- he livedחָיָהchaya
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chaya” appears- a thousand yearsאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- a thousand yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- twiceפַּעֲמַיִםpaamayim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paamayim” appears- seeרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- goהוֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- to oneאֶחָדechad
united
United as one: "YHWH is one".
Where else “echad” appears- placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears
The context
5Also it has not seen the sun nor known it; there is more rest for this one than for that one.
6 · This verse (above)
7All the toil of the human being is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.