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good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 439 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ט֛וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="Tov: is better -- Occurrence 216 of 271.">ṭō-wḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Better [is]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision <BR> 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision <BR> 1b) what is seen <BR> 1c) a vision (supernatural) <BR> 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)">4758</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4758 -- Occurrence 45 of 104">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַרְאֵ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mareh_4758.htm" title="mar·'Eh: What -- Occurrence 17 of 23.">mar-’êh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sight</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye <BR> 1a) eye <BR> 1a1) of physical eye <BR> 1a2) as showing mental qualities <BR> 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) <BR> 2) spring, fountain">5869</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5869 -- Occurrence 658 of 887">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֵינַ֖יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/einayim_5869.htm" title="'ei·Na·yim: the eyes -- Occurrence 19 of 28.">‘ê-na-yim</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the eyes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - cd">N-cd</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away <BR> 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to walk <BR> 1b2) to walk (fig.) <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to traverse <BR> 1c2) to walk about <BR> 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1980 -- Occurrence 1196 of 1549">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵֽהֲלָךְ־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mehaloch_1980.htm" title="me·ha·loch-: desires -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">mê-hă-lāḵ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">than the wandering</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-m | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion <BR> 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man <BR> 1b) living being <BR> 1c) living being (with life in the blood) <BR> 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual <BR> 1e) seat of the appetites <BR> 1f) seat of emotions and passions <BR> 1g) activity of mind <BR> 1g1) dubious <BR> 1h) activity of the will <BR> 1h1) dubious <BR> 1i) activity of the character <BR> 1i1) dubious">5315</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5315 -- Occurrence 577 of 754">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָ֑פֶשׁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nafesh_5315.htm" title="Na·fesh;: the soul -- Occurrence 20 of 25.">nā-p̄eš;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of desire</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea <BR> 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) <BR> 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) <BR> 1c) even (for stress) <BR> 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) <BR> 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) <BR> 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) <BR> 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) <BR> 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1571 -- Occurrence 562 of 768">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גַּם־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/gam_1571.htm" title="gam-: too -- Occurrence 373 of 507.">gam-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">also</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2088: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such <BR> 1a) (alone) <BR> 1a1) this one <BR> 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another <BR> 1b) (appos to subst) <BR> 1b1) this <BR> 1c) (as predicate) <BR> 1c1) this, such <BR> 1d) (enclitically) <BR> 1d1) then <BR> 1d2) who, whom <BR> 1d3) how now, what now <BR> 1d4) what now <BR> 1d5) wherefore now <BR> 1d6) behold here <BR> 1d7) just now <BR> 1d8) now, now already <BR> 1e) (poetry) <BR> 1e1) wherein, which, those who <BR> 1f) (with prefixes) <BR> 1f1) in this (place) here, then <BR> 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter <BR> 1f3) thus and thus <BR> 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus <BR> 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side <BR> 1f6) on this account <BR> 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how">2088</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2088 -- Occurrence 890 of 1177">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זֶ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zeh_2088.htm" title="zeh: This -- Occurrence 245 of 315.">zeh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">this</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - masculine singular">Pro-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1892: n m <BR> 1) vapour, breath <BR> 1a) breath, vapour <BR> 1b) vanity (fig.) <BR> adv<BR> 2) vainly">1892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1892 -- Occurrence 45 of 73">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֶ֖בֶל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hevel_1892.htm" title="He·vel: is futility -- Occurrence 21 of 28.">he-ḇel</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] vanity</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7469.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7469: 1) longing, striving">7469</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7469.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7469 -- Occurrence 7 of 7">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּרְע֥וּת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ureut_7469.htm" title="u·re·'Ut: striving -- Occurrence 7 of 7.">ū-rə-‘ūṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and grasping for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit <BR> 1a) breath<BR> 1b) wind <BR> 1b1) of heaven <BR> 1b2) quarter (of wind), side <BR> 1b3) breath of air <BR> 1b4) air, gas <BR> 1b5) vain, empty thing <BR> 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) <BR> 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour <BR> 1c2) courage <BR> 1c3) temper, anger <BR> 1c4) impatience, patience <BR> 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) <BR> 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse <BR> 1c7) prophetic spirit <BR> 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) <BR> 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being <BR> 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) <BR> 1e1) desire <BR> 1e2) sorrow, trouble <BR> 1f) spirit <BR> 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts <BR> 1f2) rarely of the will <BR> 1f3) as seat especially of moral character <BR> 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son <BR> 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy <BR> 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning <BR> 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power <BR> 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts <BR> 1g5) as energy of life <BR> 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory <BR> 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force">7307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7307 -- Occurrence 209 of 377">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֽוּחַ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ruach_7307.htm" title="Ru·ach.: wind -- Occurrence 110 of 205.">rū-aḥ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the wind</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4758.htm" title="mar·'eh: What -- 4758: sight, appearance, vision">מַרְאֵ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5869.htm" title="ei·na·yim: the eyes -- 5869: an eye">עֵינַ֖יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1980.htm" title="me·ha·lach-: desires -- 1980: to go, come, walk">מֵֽהֲלָךְ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="na·fesh;: the soul -- 5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">נָ֑פֶשׁ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1571.htm" title="gam-: too -- 1571: also, moreover, yea">גַּם־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2088.htm" title="zeh: This -- 2088: this, here">זֶ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1892.htm" title="he·vel: is futility -- 1892: vapor, breath">הֶ֖בֶל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7469.htm" title="u·re·'ut: striving -- 7469: longing, striving">וּרְע֥וּת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7307.htm" title="ru·ach.: wind -- 7307: breath, wind, spirit">רֽוּחַ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">Better</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4758.htm" title="mar'eh (mar-eh') -- X apparently, appearance(-reth), X as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form">is the sight</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5869.htm" title="ayin (ah'-yin) -- affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance">of the eyes</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1980.htm" title="halak (haw-lak') -- (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart">than the wandering</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire">of the desire</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1892.htm" title="hebel (heh'bel) -- X altogether, vain, vanity">this is also vanity</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7469.htm" title="r'uwth (reh-ooth') -- vexation">and vexation</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7307.htm" title="ruwach (roo'-akh) -- air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind">of spirit</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">טֹ֛וב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלָךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:9 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">טוב מראה עינים מהלך־נפש גם־זה הבל ורעות רוח׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:9 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">טוב מראה עינים מהלך־נפש גם־זה הבל ורעות רוח׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:9 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">טוב מראה עינים מהלך נפש גם זה הבל ורעות רוח׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Better <i>is</i> the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this <i>is</i> also vanity and vexation of spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">better</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 2:24</span> There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 3:12,13</span> I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 5:18</span> Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat …</a></p><p class="hdg">wandering of the desire</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/31-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 31:7</span> If my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 30:15,16</span> The horse leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 2:20</span> For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bands; and …</a></p><p class="hdg">this</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 6:2</span> A man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 1:2,14</span> Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 2:11,22,23</span> Then I looked on all the works that my hands had worked, and on the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 4:4</span> Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9</a> • <a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ecclesiastes/6-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ecclesiastes 6:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ecclesiastes 6:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ecclesiastes/6-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ecclesiastes 6:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ecclesiastes 6:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>