6045. inyan
Strong's 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

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "πρᾶγμα" (pragma - Strong's Greek 4229), which also denotes a matter, affair, or business.

Usage: The Hebrew word "inyan" refers to an occupation, task, or business. It is used to describe the activities or concerns that occupy a person's time and effort. In the context of the Bible, it often relates to the endeavors or pursuits that are part of human life, reflecting the toil and labor that characterize earthly existence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, life was largely agrarian, and much of one's "inyan" would have been related to farming, herding, and managing household affairs. The concept of work and labor was deeply embedded in the culture, as it was seen as a means of providing for one's family and fulfilling one's role in the community. The Hebrew understanding of work was not merely economic but also spiritual, as it was considered a way to honor God through diligence and stewardship.

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עִנְיָן noun masculineEcclesiastes 1:13 occupation, task, only Ecclesiastes (Aramaic loan-word LagBN 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 Köii, 1, 99), and, in weakened sense, Ecclesiastes 5:12 a bad business, bad affair.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
business, travail

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

see HEBREW anah

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
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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.
















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