UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Strong’s: H7468 · H7469

Associated OET lemmas: רְעוּת

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רעה

Sense 1: to pursue

Semantic domains: Fail (002003003012)

Core domains: Success and Failure (173)

Definition: literally: striving after wind; hence: = action by which humans are actively looking to be engaged in activities that serve no purpose

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: רְעוּת רוּחַ

Synonyms: הֶבֶל

ECC 1:14: RV ECC 1:14 · LV ECC 1:14 · Read together ECC 1:14

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OET-RV ECC 1:14

14 I saw everything that gets done in this world,
⇔ and look—everything’s pointless like chasing after the wind.

OET-LV ECC 1:14

14 I _have _seen DOM all _of the_works which_they _have _been _done under the_sun and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE (the)_everything is_futility and_striving _of wind.

ECC 2:11: RV ECC 2:11 · LV ECC 2:11 · Read together ECC 2:11

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OET-RV ECC 2:11

11 And I turned, I, to all the things that I’d made
⇔ and to the work that I’d done,
⇔ and look, everything was pointless and chasing after the wind,
⇔ and there wasn’t any profit in anything done in this world.

OET-LV ECC 2:11

11 And_ I _I _turned in_all works _of_my which_ hands _of_my _they _had _done and_on_toil which_I _had _toiled for_doing and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE (the)_everything was_futility and_striving _of wind and_there_was_not advantage under the_sun.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

ECC: RV ECC 1:14 · RV ECC 2:11 · RV ECC 2:17 · RV ECC 2:26 · RV ECC 4:4 · RV ECC 4:6 · RV ECC 6:9 · LV ECC 1:14 · LV ECC 2:11 · LV ECC 2:17 · LV ECC 2:26 · LV ECC 4:4 · LV ECC 4:6 · LV ECC 6:9 · Read together ECC 1:14 · Read together ECC 2:11 · Read together ECC 2:17 · Read together ECC 2:26 · Read together ECC 4:4 · Read together ECC 4:6 · Read together ECC 6:9

Form 2

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רעה

Sense 1: (female) friend, neighbor, companion

Semantic domains: Friends (001001002003003)

Definition: = female person with whom someone has some level of association, for example, by geography, social or ethnic grouping, personal connection, or temporary circumstance

EXO 11:2: RV EXO 11:2 · LV EXO 11:2 · Read together EXO 11:2

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OET-RV EXO 11:2

2 Go and quietly tell the people that both men and women should ask their Mitsri (Egyptian) neighbours for items of gold and silver.”

OET-LV EXO 11:2

2 Speak please in_the _ears _of the _people so_that _they _may _ask everyone(m) from_with his/its_neighbour and_everyone(f) from_with fem_of_her _neighbour articles _of silver and_articles _of gold.

EST 1:19: RV EST 1:19 · LV EST 1:19 · Read together EST 1:19

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OET-RV EST 1:19

19 If it pleases you to do so, your majesty, you should personally issue a royal decree and have it added to the laws of Paras (Persia) and Maday (Media) which cannot be repealed. This decree should say that Vashti can never again come into your presence. Then you should choose a different woman for the royal position – someone who’s better than her.

OET-LV EST 1:19

19 If is_on the_king good a _message _of royalty let _it _go _forth from_before_face _of_him and_let _it _be _written in_the _laws _of Pāraş and_Māday and_not which/who not Vashti she _will _come to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and_queenhood _of_her the_king let _him _give to_her _fellow _of_woman (the)_good more_than _she it _will _pass _away.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 11:2 · LV EXO 11:2 · Read together EXO 11:2

EST: RV EST 1:19 · LV EST 1:19 · Read together EST 1:19

ISA: RV ISA 34:15–16 · LV ISA 34:15–16 · Read together ISA 34:15–16

JER: RV JER 9:20 · LV JER 9:19 · Read together JER 9:20

ZEC: RV ZEC 11:9 · LV ZEC 11:9 · Read together ZEC 11:9

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רְעוּת

Form 1

Sense 1: to pursue

Form 2

Sense 1: (female) friend, neighbor, companion