Ecclesiastes 3:9 — Word Study
WLCמַה־ יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ה֥וּא עָמֵֽל׃
BSAWhatmâh [the benefit or profit] does the workerʻâsâh [labourer, one who toils] gainyithrôwn [acquire, obtain] from hishûwʼ toilʻâmêl [hard work, labour, travail]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| מַה־ | what? | Pronoun |
| יִּתְרוֹן֙ | [is] [the] profit of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה | the worker | Particle, verb qal participle (active) masculine singular |
| בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | in [that] which | Preposition, particle |
| ה֥וּא | he | Pronoun |
| עָמֵֽל׃ | [is] a laborer | Adj |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | What does the worker gain from his toil? |
| KJV | What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? |
| ASV | What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth? |
| YLT | What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at? |
| WEB | What profit has he who works in that in which he labors? |
| BBE | What profit has the worker in the work which he does? |
Where they part company is עָמֵֽל — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is straightforward, with a main clause followed by a prepositional phrase that specifies the context of the inquiry.
7 commentators on this verse
Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them ›
clause
subjectהוּא
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Ecclesiastes 3:9
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Context — Reflections on Life's Toilgenerated
Ecclesiastes 3:9 poses a question about the worth of human effort, asking what profit the worker gains from his labor. This inquiry is part of a larger meditation on the cycles of life and the burdens placed upon humanity, suggesting that while work is necessary, its ultimate value may be elusive. The verses surrounding this question emphasize the beauty of God's timing and the mystery of His creation.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastes 1:3 | What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun? |
| 2 | Ecclesiastes 2:11–22 | Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun. |
| 3 | Ecclesiastes 5:16 | This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind? |
| 4 | Proverbs 14:23 | There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty. |
| 5 | Matthew 16:26 | What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יִּתְרוֹן, yit.rOngenerated
The noun יִתְרוֹן (yit.rOn) signifies an advantage or profit, suggesting that it is something beneficial or excellent. It is derived from a root meaning preeminence, which highlights the idea of gain in a broader sense. In this verse, it questions the tangible benefits of toil, implying that the laborer may not see a clear return on his efforts.
This word appears in contexts that discuss the advantages of following God's ways, making it particularly poignant in Ecclesiastes, where the futility of life is often examined. The parsing as a masculine singular construct indicates it refers specifically to the profit gained from work.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses gain to express the concept of profit. The KJV and ASV also use profit, maintaining the same meaning.
Where translations differ is in the rendering of עָמֵֽל. The DRA uses labour, while the FBV opts for hard work, illustrating different nuances of the same Hebrew term.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb יִּתְרוֹן governs the main clause, asking what the worker gains from his toil. The structure emphasizes the relationship between the subject and the action, with a straightforward inquiry about the outcome of labor.
The sentence is constructed simply, with the subject הוּא (he) and the predicate עָמֵֽל (laborer) clearly defined, allowing the focus to remain on the question of gain.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יִּתְרוֹן as περισσεία (perisseia), meaning abundance or surplus. This choice reflects a broader interpretation of the Hebrew term, suggesting not just profit but an overflowing advantage.
This rendering indicates a potential widening of meaning, as the Greek word can imply more than just a direct gain from labor.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ecclesiastes 3:9 asks what benefit the worker gains from his hard work. This verse reflects on the nature of toil and whether it yields any lasting advantage, suggesting a deeper contemplation on the purpose of labor in life.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The verse suggests that the toil of the worker may not yield significant benefits, prompting reflection on the purpose and outcomes of labor.
It ties into the broader themes of futility and the search for meaning in life, emphasizing the transient nature of human effort.
The word 'profit' highlights the expectation of gain from work, questioning whether such expectations are met in reality.
It encourages a reflection on the motivations behind our labor and whether we find true fulfillment in our efforts.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are the motivations behind my work, and do I find meaning in it?
- How can I balance my labor with the understanding of its ultimate value?
- In what ways can I seek fulfillment beyond material gain from my toil?
- What insights can I draw from this verse to apply to my daily work life?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Jerome comments on this verse in his work, reflecting on the nature of human toil and its perceived value.
"What gain, then, has the worker in exchange for all his toil? I have observed the task which God has given the sons of man to be concerned with: He made everything beautiful in its time;Early Church Fathers on Ecclesiastes 3 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ecclesiastes 3:9 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhat profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?] That is, he has none.
Read John Gill on Ecclesiastes 3 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWhat profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? What profit hath he that worketh?
Read Robert Jamieson on Ecclesiastes 3 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleSeeing then all actions and events in the world are out of man’ s power, and no man can at any time do or enjoy any thing at his pleasure, but only what and when God pleaseth, as hath been now shown in many particulars, and it is as true and certain in all others, hence it follows that all men’ s labours, of themselves, and without God’ s help and blessing, are unprofitable, and utterly insufficient to make them happy.
Read Matthew Poole on Ecclesiastes 3 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEcclesiastes 3:9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?Ver. 9. What profit hath he that worketh? &c.] i.e., How can any man, by any means he can use, help or hinder this volubility and vanity that he meets with in every creature? Cui bono? What profit? whereunto this verse relateth, as being a conclusion of the principal argument.
Read John Trapp on Ecclesiastes 3 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 9. What profit hath he] What real good, what solid pleasure, is derived from all the labours of man? Necessity drives him to the principal part of his cares and toils; he labours that he may eat and drink; and he eats and drinks that he may be preserved alive, and kept from sickness and pain. Love of money, the basest of all passions, and restless ambition, drive men to many labours and expedients, which perplex and often destroy them. He, then, who lives without God, travails in pain all his days.
Read AdamClarke on Ecclesiastes 3 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges9. What profit hath he that worketh?] The long induction is completed, and yet is followed by the same despairing question as that of ch. Ecclesiastes 1:3, asked as from a stand-point that commands a wider horizon. Does not this very thought of a right season for every action increase the difficulty of acting? Who can be sure that he has found the season? The chances of failure are greater than the chances of success.
Read Cambridge on Ecclesiastes 3 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible9. What profit — Sometimes a question is a method of declaring the opposite. Thus, he who laboureth hath no advantage, that is, no abiding advantage; for what he gains must be lost in the inevitable course of events.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Ecclesiastes 3 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
What does the worker gain from his toil?
What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
What does the worker gain from his toil?
What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?
Tyndale line
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
What profit hath he that worketh in that in which he laboreth?
What profite hath hee that worketh of the thing wherein he trauaileth?
Strictly literal
What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth?
What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?
What advantage does the doer have in that which he is laboring at?
What profit hath [now] he that worketh in that wherein he toileth?
What profit does the worker gain in his labor?
From the Latin
What hath man more of his labour?
Simplified
So what do you get for all your hard work?
What profit has the worker in the work which he does?
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
מַה־ יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ה֥וּא עָמֵֽל׃ is consistent across both the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint, affirming the shared understanding of the inquiry into the value of work.
מַה־ יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ה֥וּא עָמֵֽל׃
6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Ecclesiastes 3:9
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
מָה (mah) is a Hebrew word primarily used as an interrogative particle meaning 'what?' or 'how?'. It can also function as an indefinite pronoun, encompassing meanings like 'anything' or 'whatever'. The word is versatile, appearing in various adverbial forms and often used with prefixes to express different nuances, such as reason or manner.
מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron.interrog. and indef. what? how? aught
interrog. what?
Used adverbially
Indef. pron.
With preps.
base
H4100 מָה, rarely מָה־, מַה־, מַהּ, מֶה, מַּ, מָ—pron. interrog. and indef. what? how? aught . interrog. what?
. Used adverbially
. Indef. pron.
. With preps.
4100 mah maw
or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a
primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including
how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including
how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even
relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various
adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-
soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing),
whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
מָה (mah) — what?.
interr pron
1) what, how, of what kind
1a) (interrogative)
1a1) what?
1a2) of what kind
1a3) what? (rhetorical)
1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what
1b) (adverb)
1b1) how, how now
1b2) why
1b3) how! (exclamation)
1c) (with prep)
1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
1c2) because of what?
1c3) the like of what?
1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?
1c3b) for how long?
1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indef pron
2) anything, aught, what may
Part — PronounHPi
יִתְרוֹן (yithrown) refers to concepts of advantage, profit, and excellency. It is derived from the root word meaning preeminence. The term is noted in the context of Ecclesiastes, where it conveys the idea of gain or benefit.
יִתְרוֹן n.[m.] advantage, profit, only Ec
base
H3504 יִתְרוֹן
3504 yithrown yith-rone'
from 3498; preeminence, gain:--better, excellency(-leth),
profit(-able).
see HEBREW for 03498
יִתְרוֹן (yit.ron) — advantage.
advantage, profit, excellency
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
Art | V-Qal — Particle · verb qal participle (active) masculine singularHTd/Vqrmsa
The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.
אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.
base
בַאֲשֶׁר
in (that) which
adv. in (the place) where
conj. in that, inasmuch as
on account of whom?
base
מֵאֲשֶׁר
from (or than) that which
adv. from (the place) where
conj. from (the fact) that …, since
base
כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when
according to that which, according as, as
with a causal force, in so far as, since
with a temporal force, when
base
H834a אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause. H834b בַאֲשֶׁר . in (that) which
. adv. in (the place) where
. conj. in that, inasmuch as
. on account of whom?
H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which
. adv. from (the place) where
. conj. from (the fact) that …, since
H834d כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when . according to that which, according as, as
. with a causal force, in so far as, since
. with a temporal force, when
834 'aher ash-er'
a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction)
when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X
alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, +
from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which,
wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where
(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, +
whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is
indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun
expletively, used to show the connection.
אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.
A: 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which
2) (adv)
2a) where
3) (conj)
3a) in that, inasmuch as
3b) on account of
C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which
2) from (the place) where
3) from (the fact) that, since
D: Kaph+
1) (conj.), according as, as, when
1a) according to that which, according as, as
1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since
1c) with a temporal force: when
בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.
1) in (that) which
2) (adv)
2a) where
3) (conj)
3a) in that, inasmuch as
3b) on account of
מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.
1) from (or than) that which
2) from (the place) where
3) from (the fact) that, since
כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.
conj
1) according as, as, when
1a) according to that which, according as, as
HR/Tr — Preposition · particleHR/Tr
A principal thing to notice about this preposition, which in the King James Version represents about 16 Hebrew and as many Greek words and prepositions, is that, in hundreds of cases (especially in the Old Testament, but frequently also in the New Testament) in the Revised Version (British and American) the rendering is changed to more exact forms ("to," "unto," "by," "upon," "at," "with," "among," "for," "throughout," etc.; compare e.g. Ge 6:16; 13:8; 17:7,9,12; 18:1; Ex 8:17; Le 1:9, etc.); while, nearly as often, "in" is substituted for divergent forms of the King James Version (e.g. Ge 2:14; 17:11; 31:54; 40:7; 49:17; Ex…
הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.
הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it
an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
It resumes the subj. with emph.
Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
As an emph. predicate, of God
In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
base
H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)
. It resumes the subj. with emph.
. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible
. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject
. As an emph. predicate, of God
. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)
. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.
1931 huw' hoo
of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a
primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or
it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also
(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;
sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally
(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),
it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,
this, those, which (is), who.
הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.
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)
Pron — PronounHPp3ms
ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.
עָמֵל (amel) refers to a laborer or sufferer, emphasizing toil and hardship. The word can denote both a concrete worker and a figurative sense of sorrow or misery. It is derived from a root that implies toiling, and it appears in contexts that highlight labor and suffering.
עָמֵל n.m. laborer, sufferer
base
עָמֵל adj.verb. toiling, only Ec, as pred.
base
H6001a עָמֵל laborer, sufferer H6001b עָמֵל adj. verb. toiling
6001 `amel aw-male'
from 5998; toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively,
sorrowful:--that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken
(labour), wicked, workman.
see HEBREW for 05998
עָמֵל (a.mel) — labour(er).
1) labourer, sufferer, wretched one
1a) labourer, workman
1b) sufferer
עָמֵל (a.mel) — laborious.
adj v
toiling
Adj — AdjHAamsa