# רְעוּת (reut)

Israeli respelling: reut. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7469. 7 Old Testament occurrences.

a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after

King James renderings: vexation.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/reut-h7469

## Occurrences

- [Ecclesiastes 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/1/14) — I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- [Ecclesiastes 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/2/11) — Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexa…
- [Ecclesiastes 2:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/2/17) — Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- [Ecclesiastes 2:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/2/26) — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to hea…
- [Ecclesiastes 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/4/4) — Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of…
- [Ecclesiastes 4:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/4/6) — Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
- [Ecclesiastes 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/6/9) — Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.