Ecclesiastes 4:7

Authorized King James Version

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Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

Original Language Analysis

וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי Then I returned H7725
וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי Then I returned
Strong's: H7725
Word #: 1 of 6
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
אֲנִ֛י H589
אֲנִ֛י
Strong's: H589
Word #: 2 of 6
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וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה and I saw H7200
וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה and I saw
Strong's: H7200
Word #: 3 of 6
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
הֶ֖בֶל vanity H1892
הֶ֖בֶל vanity
Strong's: H1892
Word #: 4 of 6
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
תַּ֥חַת H8478
תַּ֥חַת
Strong's: H8478
Word #: 5 of 6
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ under the sun H8121
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ under the sun
Strong's: H8121
Word #: 6 of 6
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement