Ecclesiastes 2:5

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

עשיתי עָשִׂיתִי

I have made

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עשה

ʻâsâh

Definition

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6213

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עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Strongs / High • Page 755

to make for

עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Strongs / High • Page 1140

1. To do, to make, to form, to construct (e.g., an ark, altar, garments); to build up, to establish, to create. 2. To acquire (by labor); to make or procure a name (fame); to make money; to bring, to make (i.e., to be of use). Also, to prepare (food, sacrifice); to offer; to appoint, constitute to an office. 3. Metaphorically, to keep, to celebrate (a feast, e.g., Sabbath, Passover); to live through or spend the time of life; to perform, to practise, observe, to consider. 4. To do, generally without an object (good or evil); to deal with, execute upon. 5. Altogether generally to act, the interpretation being drawn from the context; to act considerately or falsely.

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1141

To do, to make, to prepare, to work, to act, to perform, to effect. Also: to bring forth, to beget; to give milk; to bear fruit; to put forth shoots; to be made, created, sacrificed, executed; to be committed (a crime); to be celebrated (a festival); to happen, to become. (Includes Nif. passive, Pih. to press/squeeze, Puh. to be made/created).

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1141

(unused) intr. to be shaggy, rough, rough-haired, of men; probably also of a rough, rugged forest-mountain.

עָשָׂה

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1139

(I) tr. 1. To feel, to touch. 2. To labour = to do; to work; to create (of God); to accomplish; to execute (a vow or wrath); to make, to form, fabricari.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עָשַׂה

ii. in kal • Page 531

to press, squeeze, (the breast.) Ezekiel 23:21. (Chald. עֲשָׁא idem.)

עָשָׂה

verb • Root עשה • Page 530

To make, do, act. Extensive entry covering various nuances: 1. to make/do (Gen. 1:7); 2. to labour (Ex. 5:9); 3. to execute or accomplish (Ps. 37:5); 4. to prepare or dress food (Gen. 18:7); 5. to make or acquire riches (Gen. 31:1); 6. to pass or spend time (Ecc. 6:12); 7. to keep one's self or abide (Ruth 2:19); 8. to produce or bear fruit (Gen. 1:11); 9. to offer or present (Ex. 10:25); 10. to appoint to an office (1 Sam. 12:6); 11. to celebrate or keep a festival (Ex. 12:48).

עָשָׂה

verb • Page 532

1. to labour, fabricari. 2. to be made smooth or polished, to be bright, to shine. Jer. 5: 28. Hithpa. to think or be mindful of any one. Jon. 1: 6.

Verb Qal perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐποίησεν ποιήσεισ ἐποίησαν ποιῆσαι ποιήσω

LXX Usage Statistics

H6213a:

ἐποίησεν 538× (20.3%)

ποιήσεισ 196× (7.3%)

ἐποίησαν 191× (7.2%)

ποιῆσαι 141× (5.2%)

ποιήσω 113× (4.3%)

ποιήσει 111× (4.2%)

'' 86× (2.9%)

ἐποίησασ 82× (3.2%)

ποιεῖν 79× (2.9%)

ποιήσετε 76× (2.9%)

לי לִי

to myself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Preposition -For/Into Art, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

גנות גַּנּוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גנה

gannâh

Definition

a garden

Root

feminine of H1588 (גן);

Exhaustive

feminine of גן; a garden; garden.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1593

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גִּנָּה

noun feminine • Root גנן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 334

A garden (equivalent to גַּן).

מִגְנָּה

noun feminine • Root גנן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 809

A covering, hence a blinding of the understanding.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גִּנָּה

noun feminine • Root גן • Page 144

garden; more frequent in later books.

גַּנָּה

noun feminine • Root גן • Page 144

garden.

Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX: κήπουσ κῆπον ὡσ κήποισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1593:

κήπουσ 5× (29.5%)

κῆπον 2× (11.2%)

ὡσ 2× (10.3%)

κήποισ 2× (8.5%)

ופרדסים וּפַרְדֵּסים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

פרדס

pardêç

Definition

a park

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; a park; forest, orchard.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6508

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פַּרְדֵּס

noun m. • Strongs / High • Page 1190

a park- or garden-ground, covered with small plants and flowers, used of the pleasure-parks of the Persian kings.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פַּרְדֵּס

noun masculine • Page 552

A garden of trees, a park for animals. Derived from Persian, denotes the royal park. Hence Greek παράδειסος (paradise). Cant. 4: 13, Ecc. 2: 5, Neh. 2: 8.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H6508:

No stats available

ונטעתי וְנָטַעְתִּי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נטע

nâṭaʻ

Definition

properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively); fastened, plant(-er).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5193

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נָטַע

verb • Root נטע • Strongs / High • Page 966

prop. to put in, hence to strike in, to stick in, a nail, a pin; to fasten or make firm; to set up, a statue; but commonly to plant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָטַע

verb • Root נטע • Page 440

1. to plant, also to set with plants (Ezek. 36:36). 2. metaphorically to plant, settle, establish, (a people) (Am. 9:15, Jer. 24:6, Is. 80:9). 3. to drive in (a nail) (Ecc. 12:11); also to set up (an image) (Deut. 16:21). 4. to pitch or erect a tent (Dan. 11:45, Is. 51:16).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential perfect first person common singular

LXX: ἐφύτευσεν φυτεύσατε αὐτοὺσ φυτεύσεισ καταφυτεύσω

LXX Usage Statistics

H5193:

ἐφύτευσεν 7× (11.6%)

φυτεύσατε 5× (8.2%)

αὐτοὺσ 5× (6.9%)

φυτεύσεισ 4× (7.2%)

καταφυτεύσω 4× (6.2%)

καταφυτεύσουσιν 3× (4.6%)

κατεφύτευσασ 3× (4.9%)

ἐφύτευσα 3× (4.6%)

ἐφύτευσά 2× (3.6%)

ἐφυτεύσατε 2× (3.6%)

בהם בָהֶם

within themselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

עץ עֵץ

a tree

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עץ

ʻêts

Definition

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Root

from H6095 (עצה);

Exhaustive

from עצה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6086

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עֵץ

noun masculine • Root עצה • Strongs / High • Page 1118

A stick, so called from its stiffness and firmness; a stake, palus, for fastening criminals; a block, a log, as an idol; wood, as a material.

עֵץ

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1119

The stuff a thing is made of. Metaphor. a tree, with the adjectives (thick, strong, green). Also sticks of wood.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵץ

noun masculine • Page 520

1. A tree. 2. Wood; also a post, gibbet, or gallows (Gen. 40: 19, Deut. 21: 22). Plural 'עֵצִים' denotes logs, billets for burning (Lev. 1: 7), or timber for building (Ex. 25: 10).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ξύλα ξύλον ξύλων ξύλου ξύλοισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6086:

ξύλα 90× (25.5%)

ξύλον 61× (17.8%)

ξύλων 37× (10.5%)

ξύλου 35× (10.2%)

ξύλοισ 17× (4.4%)

'' 12× (3.2%)

--- 11× (3.5%)

pἐκ 10× (3.1%)

δένδρον 7× (2.1%)

ῥάβδον 5× (1.5%)

כל כָּל־

all

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כל

kôl

Definition

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Root

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

or (Jeremiah 33:8) כול; from כלל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3605

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כֹּל

noun / masculine • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 695

Properly 'all, whole, totality'. 1. Used adjectivally to mean 'all' or 'the whole of', as in 'all the earth'. 2. Describes a plurality of individual persons or things, translated as 'all'.

כֹּל

substantive / adverb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 696

A substantive meaning all, the whole, every, any. When used with a negative, it means none at all. It can also function as an adverb meaning wholly or altogether.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֹּל

chald. • Page 316

Same as Hebrew (all, every). Often appears with Makkeph as -כֹּל. References: Dan. 2:40, 4:9, 18, 25.

כֹּל

m. verbal • Root כלל • Page 315

A substantive meaning 'all', 'the whole', or 'totality'. Frequently used as an adjective (Jer. 33:8). 1. all. 2. every one.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πάντα πᾶσ πάντεσ πᾶν πάντασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3605:

πάντα 921× (17.0%)

πᾶσ 451× (8.4%)

πάντεσ 441× (8.4%)

πᾶν 351× (6.5%)

πάντασ 297× (5.6%)

πᾶσαν 267× (4.9%)

πάντων 242× (4.4%)

πάσασ 230× (4.4%)

--- 227× (4.5%)

πᾶσα 214× (4.0%)

פרי פֶּרִי׃

fruit

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פרי

pᵉrîy

Definition

fruit (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H6509 (פרה);

Exhaustive

from פרה; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6529

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Strongs / High • Page 1192

m. prop. what has broken forth, what has burst forth; hence 1. fruit (either natural or metaphorical).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרא • Strongs / High • Page 1193

1. Fruit, produce of the earth or of a tree; metaphorical applications include what is born/begotten of living beings (animals or men). 2. Figuratively: the fruit equals result, consequence of an action, hence atonement, reward, gain, profit, remnant.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Root פרה • Page 553

1. Fruit of trees or ground (Ps. 107: 34). 2. Fruit of the body (posterity; Gen. 30: 2). 3. Metaphorically the consequences of an action (Is. 3: 10).

פְּרִי

noun masculine • Page 554

an acquisition of the hands (Prov. 31: 16). The fruit of arrogance, i. e. what arises from arrogance (Is. 10: 12).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: καρπὸν καρποῦ καρπὸσ καρπῶν αὐτῆσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6529:

καρπὸν 35× (29.0%)

καρποῦ 12× (9.4%)

καρπὸσ 10× (7.9%)

καρπῶν 10× (7.5%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (4.6%)

γενήματα 7× (5.0%)

ἔκγονα 6× (4.6%)

καρποὺσ 6× (4.5%)

ἐκγόνοισ 5× (2.8%)

καρπόν 4× (3.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
I made to me gardens and pleasure grounds, and I planted in them a tree of all fruit.

LITV Translation:
I made gardens and parks for myself; and I planted trees in them, of every fruit;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
I made me gardens and orchards, And planted in them every kind of fruit tree.