רַעְיוֹן

ra.yonstrivingHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

from H7462 in the sense of H7469; desire
Traditional renderings: vexation.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Ecclesiastes 1:17רַעְי֥וֹן · is a pursuit
    So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:22וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן · and striving
    For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
  3. Ecclesiastes 4:16וְרַעְי֥וֹן · and a pursuit
    There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.