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Lexicon :: Strong's H7469 - rᵊʿûṯ

Aa
רְעוּת
Transliteration
rᵊʿûṯ
Pronunciation
reh-ooth'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from רָעָה (H7462)
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxEcc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:6 - One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
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