Gain, profit — what is left over when everything is counted; a word found only in Ecclesiastes
also written: ithron, yithron, итрон, итро́н
In Scripture
World English Bible
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:3The first question of the book: what gain is left from all a man’s labor under the sun?
Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:11After the great experiment: no profit under the sun.
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Hebrew words
קהלתkohelet
The Preacher — the Hebrew name of…
הבלhevel
Breath, vapor — the “vanity” of Ecclesiastes:…
יתרוןyitron
Gain, profit — what is left over when…
חלקchelek
Portion, share — what is given to a person to…
עולםolam
Eternity, an age without end — what God has…
‹ Hebrew words
יִתְרוֹןyitronyit-RON
Gain, profit — what is left over when everything is counted; a word found only in Ecclesiastes
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:3
Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
