Ecclesiastes 1:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.”
שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
סָבִיב
circuits/ its
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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סָבַב
circling around
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סָבַב
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
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צָפוֹן
the north
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צָפוֹן
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
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הָלַךְ
is going
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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דָּרוֹם
the south
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דָּרוֹם
the south; poet. the south wind
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