Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. | “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!” | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| futility of | הֲבֵ֤ל | ha-VEL | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| futilities | הֲבָלִים֙ | ha-va-LIM | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| he said | אָמַ֣ר | 'a-MAR | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| Teacher | קֹהֶ֔לֶת | ko-HE-let | H6953 | preacherקֹהֶ֫לֶת (qo.he.let) collector (of sentences), preacher, public speaker, speaker in an assembly, Qoheleth |
| futility of | הֲבֵ֥ל | ha-VEL | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| futilities | הֲבָלִ֖ים | ha-va-LIM | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
| the everything | הַכֹּ֥ל | ha-KOL | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| [is] futility | הָֽבֶל׃ | HA-vel | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.