Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6045 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עִניָן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6031 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | inyan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `inyan (in-yawn') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. bustle 2. (generally) employment 3. (specifically) an affair |
| KJV Renderings: | business, travail. |
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עִנְיָן noun masculine Eccl 1:13 occupation, task, only Ecclesiastes (Aramaic loan-word LagBN 205; common in Late Hebrew); — ׳ ע absolute Eccl 2:26; Eccl 3:10; Eccl 5:2; Eccl 8:16 suffix כַּעַס עִנְיָנוֺ Eccl 2:23 his task is (sheer) vextion; עִנְיָן רָע Eccl 1:13 an evil (worthless) task, so Eccl 4:8 (Masora עִנְיַן as if construct, see Baer1; Baer13; but Köii, 1, 99), and, in weakened sense, Eccl 5:12 a bad business, bad affair.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
