Ecclesiastes

Chapter 1

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Ecclesiastes 1:1 Gematria: 1495
דברי קהלת בןדוד מלך בירושלם
Word of son david - beloved king in yerushalem.WORD~s HQVHLT SON DAVID KING in~YERUSHALEMThe words of KohelethaKoheleth Probably “the Assembler,” namely of hearers or of sayings; cf. 12.9–11. son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Gematria: 1116
הבל הבלים אמר קהלת הבל הבלים הכל הבל
The in to window said the in to window all.EMPTYNESS EMPTYNESS~s SAY(V) HQVHLT EMPTYNESS EMPTYNESS~s the~ALL EMPTYNESSUtter futility!—said Koheleth—Utter futility! All is futile!
Ecclesiastes 1:3 Gematria: 2887
מהיתרון לאדם בכלעמלו שיעמל תחת השמש
Man that he will stood under.WATER MORE to~the~MAN in~ALL LABOR~him he~will~LABOR(V) UNDER the~SERVEWhat real value is there for humankindIn all the gainsbgains So Rashbam. Heb. ʻamal usually has this sense in Ecclesiastes; cf. Ps. 105.44. they make beneath the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:4 Gematria: 1476
דור הלך ודור בא והארץ לעולם עמדת
Walk come and the land ancient.BALL WALK(V)~ing and~BALL COME(V)~ing and~the~LAND to~ANCIENT STAND(V)~ing(fs)One generation goes, another comes,But the earth remains the same forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 Gematria: 2709
וזרח השמש ובא השמש ואלמקומו שואף זורח הוא שם
And weapon, and come and that i weapon, he breath.and~he~will~RISE(V) the~SERVE and~he~will~COME(V) the~SERVE and~TOWARD PLACE~him DRAW(V)~ing RISE(V)~ing HE THEREThe sun rises, and the sun sets—And glidescglides So Targum; cf. Bereshith Rabbah on Gen. 1.17. back to where it rises.
Ecclesiastes 1:6 Gematria: 2206
הולך אלדרום וסובב אלצפון סובבסבב הולך הרוח ועלסביבתיו שב הרוח
The and walk and the and walk the wind the wind.WALK(V)~ing TOWARD SOUTH and~SURROUND(V)~ing TOWARD NORTH SURROUND(V)~ing SURROUND(V)~ing WALK(V)~ing the~WIND and~UPON AROUND~s~him TURN.BACK(V)~ing the~WINDSouthward blowing,Turning northward,Ever turning blows the wind;On its rounds the wind returns.
Ecclesiastes 1:7 Gematria: 2615
כלהנחלים הלכים אלהים והים איננו מלא אלמקום שהנחלים הלכים שם הם שבים ללכת
Like Elohiym and the if to a place that the seed breath they (m.) that in window.ALL the~RIVER~s WALK(V)~ing(p) TOWARD the~SEA and~the~SEA WITHOUT~him FULL TOWARD PLACE the~RIVER~s WALK(V)~ing(p) THERE THEY TURN.BACK(V)~ing(p) to~WALK(V)All streams flow into the sea,Yet the sea is never full;To the place [from] which they flowThe streams flow back again.dflow back again According to popular belief, through tunnels; so Targum and Rashi.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 Gematria: 3674
כלהדברים יגעים לאיוכל איש לדבר לאתשבע עין לראות ולאתמלא אזן משמע
Like i man speak to and to if hear hear.ALL the~WORD~s WEARY NOT he~will~ABLE(V) MAN to~much~SPEAK(V) NOT she~will~FILL(V) EYE to~SEE(V) and~NOT she~will~FILL(V) EAR from~HEAR(V)All such things are wearisome:No one can ever state them;The eye never has enough of seeing,Nor the ear enough of hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 Gematria: 4062
מהשהיה הוא שיהיה ומהשנעשה הוא שיעשה ואין כלחדש תחת השמש
From the that the window he that what that he that without like under.WATER EXIST(V) HE he~will~EXIST(V) and~WATER DO(V) HE he~will~DO(V) and~WITHOUT ALL NEW UNDER the~SERVEOnly that shall happenThat has happened,Only that occurThat has occurred;There is nothing newBeneath the sun!
Ecclesiastes 1:10 Gematria: 2848
יש דבר שיאמר ראהזה חדש הוא כבר היה לעלמים אשר היה מלפננו
There is word that see this he like existed to which existed.THERE.IS WORD he~will~SAY(V) SEE(V) THIS NEW HE ALREADY EXIST(V) to~ANCIENT~s WHICH EXIST(V) from~to~FACE~s~usSometimes there is a phenomenon of which they say, “Look, this one is new!”—it occurred long since, in ages that went by before us.
Ecclesiastes 1:11 Gematria: 2928
אין זכרון לראשנים וגם לאחרנים שיהיו לאיהיה להם זכרון עם שיהיו לאחרנהפ
Without weapon, to also to that if he will exist to them (m.) weapon, people that.WITHOUT RECORD to~the~BEGINNING and~ALSO to~the~AFTER they~will~EXIST(V) NOT he~will~EXIST(V) TO.THEY~them RECORD WITH they~will~EXIST(V) to~the~AFTERThe earlier ones are not remembered; so too those that will occur later will no more be remembered thanewill no more be remembered than Lit. “will not be remembered like…” For ʻim meaning “like,” cf. 2.16; 7.11; Job 9.26. those that will occur at the very end.
Ecclesiastes 1:12 Gematria: 2350
אני קהלת הייתי מלך עלישראל בירושלם
I king above he in yerushalem.I HQVHLT I~EXIST(V) KING UPON YISRA'EL in~YERUSHALEMI, Koheleth, was king in Jerusalem over Israel.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 Gematria: 6599
ונתתי אתלבי לדרוש ולתור בחכמה על כלאשר נעשה תחת השמים הוא ענין רע נתן אלהים לבני האדם לענות בו
And heart of and to wisdom above all which we will make under the skies he bad give Elohiym to man in him/it.and~I~GIVE(V) AT HEART~me to~SEEK(V) and~to~TOUR(V) in~the~WISDOM UPON ALL WHICH DO(V) UNDER the~SKY~s2 HE BUSINESS BAD GIVE(V) POWER~s to~SON~s the~MAN to~AFFLICT(V) REJOICE~himI set my mind to study and to probe with wisdom all that happens under the sun.—An unhappy business, that, which God gave mortals to be concerned with!
Ecclesiastes 1:14 Gematria: 4770
ראיתי אתכלהמעשים שנעשו תחת השמש והנה הכל הבל ורעות רוח
Head, top, beginning strength, power, leader hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of like that under and look all and i wind.I~SEE(V) AT ALL the~WORK~s they~did~DO(V) UNDER the~SERVE and~BEHOLD the~ALL EMPTYNESS and~DESIRE WINDI observed all the happenings beneath the sun, and I found that all is futile and pursuitfpursuit Lit. “tending,” from root rʻh, “to shepherd.” of wind:
Ecclesiastes 1:15 Gematria: 2151
מעות לאיוכל לתקן וחסרון לאיוכל להמנות
To the.much~TWIST(V)~ed NOT he~will~ABLE(V) to~STRAIGHT(V) and~LACKING NOT he~will~ABLE(V) to~NUMBER(V)A twisted thing that cannot be made straight,A lack that cannot be made good.
Ecclesiastes 1:16 Gematria: 4859
דברתי אני עםלבי לאמר אני הנה הגדלתי והוספתי חכמה על כלאשרהיה לפני עלירושלם ולבי ראה הרבה חכמה ודעת
Door, pathway, entrance house, family, inside head, top, beginning mark, sign, cross of i eye, see, watch water, sea staff, goad, control house, family, inside of saying i behold the camel wisdom above like to face of above yerushalem and to see increase wisdom and.I~much~SPEAK(V) I WITH HEART~me to~SAY(V) I BEHOLD I~MAGNIFY(V) and~I~ADD(V) WISDOM UPON ALL WHICH EXIST(V) to~FACE~s~me UPON YERUSHALEM and~HEART~me SEE(V) INCREASE(V) WISDOM and~KNOWLEDGEI said to myself: “Here I have grown richer and wiser than any who ruled before me over Jerusalem, and my mind has zealously absorbed wisdom and learning.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 Gematria: 4205
ואתנה לבי לדעת חכמה ודעת הוללת ושכלות ידעתי שגםזה הוא רעיון רוח
Heart of to wisdom and that like all time of that camel he wind.and~I~will~GIVE(V) HEART~me to~KNOW(V) WISDOM and~KNOW(V) MADNESS~s and~FOLLY I~KNOW(V) ALSO THIS HE DESIRE WINDAnd so I set my mind to appraise wisdom and to appraise madness and folly. And I learned—that this too was pursuit of wind:
Ecclesiastes 1:18 Gematria: 1540
כי ברב חכמה רבכעס ויוסיף דעת יוסיף מכאוב
Given that in wisdom and from like strength.GIVEN.THAT in~ABUNDANCE WISDOM MASTER ANGER and~he~will~ADD(V) KNOWLEDGE he~will~ADD(V) SORROWFor as wisdom grows, vexation grows;To increase learning is to increase heartache.