6045. inyan

Lexicon

inyan: Occupation, task, business, matter, concern

Original Word: עִנְיָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `inyan
Pronunciation: in-YAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (in-yawn')
Definition: Occupation, task, business, matter, concern
Meaning: ado, employment, an affair

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

business, travail

From anah; ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair -- business, travail.

see HEBREW anah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from anah
Definition
occupation, task
NASB Translation
effort (1), investment (1), task (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עִנְיָן noun masculine^{Ecclesiastes 1:13} occupation, task, only Ecclesiastes (Aramaic loan-word Lag^{BN 205}; common in Late Hebrew); — ׳ע absolute Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 3:10; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Ecclesiastes 8:16; suffix כַּעַס עִנְיָנוֺ Ecclesiastes 2:23 his task is (sheer) vextion; עִנְיָן רָע Ecclesiastes 1:13 an evil (worthless) task, so Ecclesiastes 4:8 (Masora עִנְיַן as if construct, see Baer¹; Baer¹³; but Kö^{ii, 1, 99}), and, in weakened sense, Ecclesiastes 5:12 a bad business, bad affair.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָנָה (anah), which means to answer, respond, or be occupied with.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1799 (ἐνώπιον, enopion): This Greek term means "before" or "in the presence of," often used in the context of being before God or in His sight. While not a direct translation of עִנְיָן, it reflects the idea of being engaged in activities or affairs in the presence of God.
• G3986 (πειρασμός, peirasmos): This Greek word means "trial" or "temptation," and while it does not directly correspond to עִנְיָן, it shares the theme of human experience and the challenges faced in life, akin to the burdensome tasks described in Ecclesiastes.

In summary, עִנְיָן (Inyan) encapsulates the concept of human occupation and the divine purpose behind the endeavors that occupy human life, as reflected in the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The word עִנְיָן is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe various forms of human activity or business, often in the context of labor or tasks that one is engaged in. It appears in the context of discussing the endeavors and occupations of life.

Context: • The term עִנְיָן (Inyan) is found in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the wisdom literature, where it is used to describe the various activities and pursuits of human life. It is often associated with the toil and labor that characterize human existence. In Ecclesiastes, for example, the term is used to reflect on the nature of human endeavors and the often elusive search for meaning in one's work and activities.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13 (BSB): "And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a burdensome task (עִנְיָן) God has given the sons of men to keep them occupied!"
• Ecclesiastes 3:10 (BSB): "I have seen the burden (עִנְיָן) that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them."
• The use of עִנְיָן in these passages highlights the theme of human labor and the divine purpose behind the tasks and occupations that fill human life. It suggests a divine orchestration of human affairs, where work serves as both a challenge and a means of engagement with the world.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעִנְיַ֣ן בענין הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן הענין וְעִנְיַ֥ן וענין עִנְיַ֣ן עִנְיָ֑ן עִנְיָ֜ן עִנְיָנ֔וֹ ענין ענינו ‘in·yā·nōw ‘in·yan ‘in·yān ‘inyan ‘inyān ‘inyānōw bə‘inyan bə·‘in·yan beinYan hā‘inyān hā·‘in·yān hainYan inYan inyaNo veinYan wə‘inyan wə·‘in·yan

Englishman's Concordance

Ecclesiastes 1:13
HEB: הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא ׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן
NAS: [It] is a grievous task [which] God
KJV: this sore travail hath God
INT: heaven he task grievous has given

Ecclesiastes 2:23
HEB: מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנ֔וֹ גַּם־ בַּלַּ֖יְלָה
NAS: his days his task is painful
KJV: [are] sorrows, and his travail grief;
INT: is painful and grievous his task even night

Ecclesiastes 2:26
HEB: וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ נָתַ֨ן עִנְיָ֜ן לֶאֱס֣וֹף וְלִכְנ֗וֹס
NAS: He has given the task of gathering
KJV: he giveth travail, to gather
INT: to the sinner has given the task of gathering and collecting

Ecclesiastes 3:10
HEB: רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־ הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן
NAS: I have seen the task which God
KJV: I have seen the travail, which God
INT: have seen the task which has given

Ecclesiastes 4:8
HEB: זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
NAS: is vanity and it is a grievous task.
KJV: yea, it [is] a sore travail.
INT: he is vanity task grievous he

Ecclesiastes 5:3
HEB: הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל
NAS: through much effort and the voice
KJV: through the multitude of business; and a fool's
INT: the dream much effort and the voice of a fool

Ecclesiastes 5:14
HEB: הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד
NAS: through a bad investment and he had fathered
KJV: by evil travail: and he begetteth
INT: riches those investment A bad had fathered

Ecclesiastes 8:16
HEB: וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־ הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
NAS: and to see the task which
KJV: and to see the business that is done
INT: wisdom see the task which has been done

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6045
8 Occurrences

bə·‘in·yan — 1 Occ.
hā·‘in·yān — 2 Occ.
‘in·yan — 3 Occ.
‘in·yā·nōw — 1 Occ.
wə·‘in·yan — 1 Occ.