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ecclesiastes_1:12

Ecclesiastes 1:12

Hebrew
אֲנִ֣י קֹהֶ֗לֶת הָיִ֥יתִיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
מֶ֛לֶךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
ESV
I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
NIV
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
NLT
I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.
LXX
ἐγὼ Ἐκκλησιαστὴς ἐγενόμην βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Ισραηλ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
Ιερουσαλημ
KJV
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:11 ← Ecclesiastes 1:12 → Ecclesiastes 1:13

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