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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 - I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:10 - I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:3 - Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:14 - Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one’s children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 - In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.
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