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Ecclesiastes 4:8
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There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

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# Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 יֵ֣שׁ יֵשׁ H3426 HTm יֵשׁ perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (הָיָה); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection): (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.
2 אֶחָד֩ אֶחָד H259 HAcmsa אֶחָד a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
3 וְ/אֵ֨ין אַ֫יִן H369 HC/Tn אַ֫יִן as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle: else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare מֵאַ֫יִן.
4 שֵׁנִ֜י שֵׁנִי H8145 HAomsa שֵׁנִי from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again: again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
5 גַּ֣ם גַּם H1571 HTa גַּם by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and: again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
6 בֵּ֧ן בֵּן H1121 HNcmsa בֵּן from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like אָב, אָח, etc.)): + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
7 וָ/אָ֣ח אָח H251 HC/Ncmsa אָח a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like אָב)): another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
8 אֵֽין אַ֫יִן H369 HTn אַ֫יִן as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle: else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare מֵאַ֫יִן.
9 ל֗/וֹ HR/Sp3ms
10 וְ/אֵ֥ין אַ֫יִן H369 HC/Tn אַ֫יִן as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle: else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare מֵאַ֫יִן.
11 קֵץ֙ קֵץ H7093 HNcmsa קֵץ contracted from קָצַץ; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after: + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, X process.
12 לְ/כָל כֹּל H3605 HR/Ncmsc כֹּל or (Jer. 33:8) kowl; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense): (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
13 עֲמָל֔/וֹ עָמָל H5999 HNcbsc/Sp3ms עָמָל from עָמַל; toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
14 גַּם גַּם H1571 HTa גַּם by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and: again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
15 עיני/ו עַ֫יִן H5869 HNcbdc/Sp3ms עַ֫יִן probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape): affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
16 לֹא לֹא H3808 HTn לֹא or lowi; or loh (Deut. 3:11); a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows): X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
17 תִשְׂבַּ֣ע שָׂבַע H7646 HVqi3fs שָׂבַע or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively): have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
18 עֹ֑שֶׁר עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 HNcmsa עֹ֫שֶׁר from עָשַׁר; wealth: X far (richer), riches.
19 וּ/לְ/מִ֣י מִי H4310 HC/R/Ti מִי an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix: any (man), X he, X him, + O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), + would to God.
20 אֲנִ֣י אָ֫נִי H589 HPp1cs אָ֫נִי contracted from אָנֹכִי; I: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, X which, X who.
21 עָמֵ֗ל עָמֵל H6001 HAamsa עָמֵל from עָמַל; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful: that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
22 וּ/מְחַסֵּ֤ר חָסֵר H2637 HC/Vprmsa חָסֵר a primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen: be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
23 אֶת אוֹת H853 HTo אוֹת apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): (as such unrepresented in English).
24 נַפְשִׁ/י֙ נָ֫פֶשׁ H5315 HNcbsc/Sp1cs נָ֫פֶשׁ from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental): any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
25 מִ/טּוֹבָ֔ה טוֹב H2896 HR/Aafsa טוֹב from טוֹב; 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): beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
26 גַּם גַּם H1571 HTa גַּם by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and: again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
27 זֶ֥ה זֶה H2088 HPdxms זֶה a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that: he, X hence, X here, it(-self), X now, X of him, the one...the other, X than the other, (X out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, X thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת, זוֹ, זוֹ, זוּ.
28 הֶ֛בֶל הָ֫בֶל H1892 HNcmsa הָ֫בֶל or (rarely in the abs.) habel; from הָבַל; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb: X altogether, vain, vanity.
29 וְ/עִנְיַ֥ן עִנְיָן H6045 HC/Ncmsa עִנְיָן from עָנָה; ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair: business, travail.
30 רָ֖ע רָע H7451 HAamsa רָע from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral): adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
31 הֽוּא הוּא H1931 HPp3ms הוּא of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw; 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: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.