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Lexicon :: Strong's H7469 - rᵊʿûṯ

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רְעוּת
Transliteration
rᵊʿûṯ
Pronunciation
reh-ooth'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from רָעָה (H7462)
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TWOT Reference: 2187b

Strong’s Definitions

רְעוּת rᵉʻûwth, reh-ooth'; probably from H7462; a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after:—vexation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H7469 in the following manner: vexation (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H7469 in the following manner: vexation (7x).

  1. longing, striving

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רְעוּת rᵉʻûwth, reh-ooth'; probably from H7462; a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after:—vexation.
STRONGS H7469: Abbreviations
† II. רְעוּת noun feminine longing, striving; — construct, רוּחַ הֶבֶל וּר׳ Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11, 17, 26; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 6:9; רוּחַ עָמָל וּר׳ Ecclesiastes 4:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

1:14; 2:11; 2:17; 2:26; 4:4; 4:6; 6:9

H7469

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7469 matches the Hebrew רְעוּת (rᵊʿûṯ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

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I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

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When I considered all that I had accomplished[fn] and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind.[fn] There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:17

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Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

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For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

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I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:6

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Better one handful with rest

than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:9

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Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.[fn]

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