Ecclesiastes 2:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For whatמֶֽה־
(meh-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
does a manלָֽאָדָם֙
(la·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
getהֹוֶ֤ה
(ho·veh)
1933b: to becomea prim. root
in allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his laborעֲמָלֹ֔ו
(a·ma·lov,)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
and in his strivingוּבְרַעְיֹ֖ון
(u·ve·ra'·yo·vn)
7475: longing, strivingfrom the same as rea
with which 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
he laborsעָמֵ֖ל
(a·mel)
6001b: toilingfrom amal
underתַּ֥חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun?הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
(ha·sha·mesh.)
8121: sunfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For what hath
hava'  (haw-vaw')
to be (in the sense of existence) -- be, have.
man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
of all his labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and of the vexation
ra`yown  (rah-yone')
desire -- vexation.
of his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
wherein
huw'  (hoo)
the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it)
he hath laboured
`amel  (aw-male')
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful -- that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?

King James Bible
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

International Standard Version
For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?

NET Bible
What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What do people get from all of their hard work and struggles under the sun?

King James 2000 Bible
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart, with which he has labored under the sun?
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