Ecclesiastes 2:4
I accomplished great things. I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.This verse in the real world
In what words
- נָטַעnâṭaʻproperly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- גָּדַלgâdalto be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also
- מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăsehan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 7:1–12, Sng 8:11–12, 2Ch 8:11, Gen 11:4, 1Ki 10:19–20, 1Ki 15:19, Sng 7:12, 2Ch 8:1–6