עִנְיָן
in.yan
occupation, task, job
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 8 verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 עִנְיַ֣ן
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
- Ecclesiastes 2:23 עִנְיָנ֔וֹ
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 עִנְיָ֜ן
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:10 הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן
I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 וְעִנְיַ֥ן
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 עִנְיָ֑ן
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Ecclesiastes 5:14 בְּעִנְיַ֣ן
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16 הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—