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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
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Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
BetterH2896 is an handfulH3709 with quietnessH5183, than both the handsH2651 fullH4393 with travailH5999 and vexationH7469 of spiritH7307.
Original Hebrew
טֹוב מְלֹא כַף נָחַת מִמְּלֹא חָפְנַיִם עָמָל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ט֕וֹב |
Tov | H2896 | HAamsa | (is) good |
מְלֹ֥א |
me.Lo' | H4393 | HNcmsc | fullness of |
כַ֖ף |
khaf | H3709 | HNcfsc | hand of |
נָ֑חַת |
Na.chat | H5183 | HNcfsa | quietness |
מִ/מְּלֹ֥א |
mi./me.Lo' | H4393 | HR/Ncmsc | more than/ (the) fullness of |
חָפְנַ֛יִם |
cha.fe.Na.yim | H2651 | HNcmda | two hands |
עָמָ֖ל |
'a.Mal | H5999 | HNcbsa | toil |
וּ/רְע֥וּת |
u./re.'Ut | H7469 | HC/Ncfsc | and/ striving of |
רֽוּחַ |
Ru.ach | H7307 | HNcbsa | wind |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2651 — חֹפֶן (chôphen, kho'-fen): from an unused root of uncertain signification; a fist (only in the dual); fists, (both) hands, hand(-ful).
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): 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, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3709 — כַּף (kaph, kaf): from כָּפַף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
- H4393 — מְלֹא (mᵉlôʼ, mel-o'): rarely מְלוֹא; or מְלוֹ; (Ezekiel [41:8), from מָלֵא; fulness (literally or figuratively); [idiom] all along, [idiom] all that is (there-) in, fill, ([idiom] that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand-) full, multitude.
- H5183 — נַחַת (Nachath, nakh'-ath): from נְחַת; also (intransitively; perhaps from נוּחַ); a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulness; lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.
- H5999 — עָמָל (ʻâmâl, aw-mawl'): 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.
- H7307 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): from רוּחַ; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
- H7469 — רְעוּת (rᵉʻûwth, reh-ooth'): probably from רָעָה; a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after; vexation.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (5): Proverbs 15:6, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Luke 12:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:12
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: QUIETNESS-TUMULT, REST-UNREST
- Torrey’s: PEACE
- Nave’s: CONTENTMENT, PEACE, POOR, POVERTY
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