12 occurrences

'Wind' in the Bible

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do them; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

And I hated life; for the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

There is no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind?

Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארבּה 
'arubbah 
Usage: 9

חלּון 
Challown 
Usage: 31

כּו 
Kav (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

לוּל 
Luwl 
Usage: 1

מוּסב 
Muwcab 
Usage: 1

צהר 
Tsohar 
Usage: 24

צפן צפון 
Tsaphown 
Usage: 153

קדם קדים 
Qadiym 
Usage: 69

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

רוּח 
Ruwach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 11

שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134

שׁקף 
Sheqeph 
Usage: 1

שׁקף 
Shaquph 
Usage: 2

תּמן תּימן 
Teyman 
Usage: 23

ἀνεμίζω 
Anemizo 
driven with the wind
Usage: 1

ἄνεμος 
Anemos 
Usage: 25

δέω 
Deo 
bind , tie , knit , be in bonds , wind
Usage: 32

θυρίς 
Thuris 
Usage: 2

νότος 
Notos 
Usage: 3

πνέω 
Pneo 
Usage: 3

πνοή 
Pnoe 
Usage: 2

συστέλλω 
Sustello 
wind up , short
Usage: 2