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חוּשׁ
chush
H2363B
H:V Hebrew

to enjoy

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Chush describes having enjoyment in the rhetorical question of Ecclesiastes 2:25.

The sole attested use places chush in a question about who can have enjoyment apart from the speaker.

Senses in use

  1. Having enjoyment · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 2:25, the Qal imperfect third masculine singular form occurs in the question of who can eat and who can have enjoyment apart from the speaker. The APB renders the clause "who can have enjoyment apart from me?"

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 2:25, the APB presents the clause as "who can have enjoyment apart from me?" This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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