רְעוּת

«רְעוּת» in the Tanakh dictionary: longing — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 7 times · Key: 7469 · BDB: רְעוּת²

Glosses

striving (7)

Meaning (OSHB)

longing tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. longing, striving tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. longing, striving;—cstr., הֶבֶל וּר׳ רוּחַ Ec 1:14; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4; 6:9; עָמָל וּר׳ רוּחַ 4:6.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «רְעוּת» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ecclesiastes 4:6

ט֕וֹב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

Word for word: [is].good [the].fullness of.a.palm of.quietness more than.[the].fullness of.[the].hollow.of.hands toil and striving of.wind

JPS 1917: Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלָךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

Word for word: [is].good [the].sight of.eyes more than.going desire also this [is].futility and striving of.wind

JPS 1917: Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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