- Original: רעוּת - Transliteration: R@`uwth - Phonetic: reh-ooth' - Definition: 1. longing, striving - Origin: probably from H7462 - TWOT entry: 2187b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Probably from H7462 ; a feeding upon that is grasping after: - vexation. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • vexation, 7 Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 6:9