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Lexicon :: Strong's H6045 - ʿinyān

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עִנְיָן
Transliteration
ʿinyān
Pronunciation
in-yawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1651a

Strong’s Definitions

עִנְיָן ʻinyân, in-yawn'; from H6031; ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair:—business, travail.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H6045 in the following manner: travail (6x), business (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H6045 in the following manner: travail (6x), business (2x).

  1. occupation, task, job

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִנְיָן ʻinyân, in-yawn'; from H6031; ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair:—business, travail.
STRONGS H6045: Abbreviations
† עִנְיָן noun masculineEcclesiastes 1:13 occupation, task, only Ecclesiastes (Aramaic loan-word LagBN 205; common in Late Hebrew); — ע׳ absolute Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 3:10; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Ecclesiastes 8:16; suffix כַּעַס עִנְיָנוֺ Ecclesiastes 2:23 his task is (sheer) vexation; עִנְיָן רָע Ecclesiastes 1:13 an evil (worthless) task, so Ecclesiastes 4:8 (Masora עִנְיַן as if construct, see Baer1, 13; but Köii, 1, 99), and, in weakened sense, Ecclesiastes 5:13 [Ecclesiastes 5:14] a bad business, bad affair.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

1:13; 1:13; 2:23; 2:26; 3:10; 4:8; 5:2; 5:14; 8:16

H6045

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6045 matches the Hebrew עִנְיָן (ʿinyān),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] [fn]wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which [fn]God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who pleases God. This too is vanity and chasing after the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:10 - I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:3 - For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of the fool through many words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:14 - For when those riches are lost in bad investments and he becomes the father of a son, then there is nothing in his hand [for the support of the child].

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 -

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the activities [of mankind] that take place upon the earth—how some men seem to sleep neither day nor night—

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