Ecclesiastes 12:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

Young's Literal Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.

King James Bible
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.

Hebrew
“Futility
הֲבֵ֧ל (hă·ḇêl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

of futilities,”
הֲבָלִ֛ים (hă·ḇā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

says
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the Teacher.
הַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶת (haq·qō·w·he·leṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6953: Preacher -- 'a collector (of sentences)', 'a preacher', a son of David

“Everything
הַכֹּ֥ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

is futile!”
הָֽבֶל׃ (hā·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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