Limitless Word
רְעוּתrᵉʻûwth/reh-ooth'/
HebrewH74697 occurrences (KJV)

a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after

KJV renders it: vexation.

Where it appears

  • Eccl 1:14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 2:11Then 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.
  • Eccl 2:17So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 2:26For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 4:4Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
  • Eccl 4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.