Strong's Lexicon Who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever knows יוֹדֵ֗עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself if the spirit ר֚וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force of man בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class הָאָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley rises הָעֹלָ֥ה (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) upward לְמָ֑עְלָה (lə·mā·‘ə·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4605: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above and the spirit וְר֙וּחַ֙ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force of the animal הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts descends הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת (hay·yō·re·ḏeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) לְמַ֥טָּה (lə·maṭ·ṭāh) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 4295: 1) downwards, below 1a) downwards 1b) under (of age) 1c) beneath into the earth ? לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWho knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth? Young's Literal Translation Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? New American Standard Bible Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? King James Bible Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Parallel Verses New International Version Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?" New Living Translation For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth? English Standard Version Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? New American Standard Bible Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? King James Bible Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? International Standard Version Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth? NET Bible Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth? American Standard Version Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth? English Revised Version Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth? Young's Literal Translation Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth? Cross References Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. Jump to Previous Animal Ascends Beast Beasts Below Breath Children Descends Downward Downwards Earth Goes Heaven Rises Spirit Upward Upwards WhetherJump to Next Animal Ascends Beast Beasts Below Breath Children Descends Downward Downwards Earth Goes Heaven Rises Spirit Upward Upwards WhetherLinks Ecclesiastes 3:21 NIVEcclesiastes 3:21 NLT Ecclesiastes 3:21 ESV Ecclesiastes 3:21 NASB Ecclesiastes 3:21 KJV Ecclesiastes 3:21 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 3:21 Parallel Ecclesiastes 3:21 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 3:21 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 3:21 French Bible Ecclesiastes 3:21 German Bible Ecclesiastes 3:21 Commentaries Bible Hub |
    |