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Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. (KJV)
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יֵ֥שׁyesh[is] there?
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 1
דָּבָ֛רda.Varanything
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 2
שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥רshei.yo.Marthat anyone will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 3
רְאֵה\־re.'eh-see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to see: behold!
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 39:14, Genesis 41:41, Exodus 7:1, Exodus 10:10, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 4
זֶ֖הzehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 5
חָדָ֣שׁcha.Dash[is] new
Lemma: חָדָשׁ (cha.dash) · Strong's: H2319H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: new
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 23:16, Leviticus 26:10, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2319H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 6
ה֑וּאHu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 7
כְּבָר֙ke.Varalready
Lemma: כְּבָר (ke.var) · Strong's: H3528
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: already
Used 9 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 2:12, Ecclesiastes 2:16, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Ecclesiastes 4:2, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3528; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 8
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit has been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 9
לְעֹֽלָמִ֔יםle.'o.la.Mimto ancient times
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: forever: antiquity
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Deuteronomy 32:7, Joshua 24:2, 1 Samuel 27:8, Job 22:15, Psalms 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769J; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 11
הָיָ֖הha.Yahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 12
מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ\׃mi.le.fa.Ne.nufrom to before us
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:10 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Is there [a case] | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| where one can say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| Look | → | רָאָה H7200I to see: behold! |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| is new | → | חָדָשׁ H2319H new |
| It | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| has already | → | כְּבָר H3528 already |
| existed | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| in the ages | → | עוֹלָם H5769J forever: antiquity |
| before us | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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