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That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. (KJV)

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מְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.Vat[something] bent

Lemma: עָוַת (a.vat) · Strong's: H5791

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 11 times. Also: Job 8:3, Job 19:6, Job 34:12, Psalms 119:78, Psalms 146:9, Ecclesiastes 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5791; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 1

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 2

יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalit is able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 3

לִתְקֹ֑ןlit.Konto become straight

Lemma: תָּקַן (ta.qan) · Strong's: H8626

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: be straight

Used 3 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:13, Ecclesiastes 12:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8626; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 4

וְחֶסְר֖וֹןve.ches.Ronand something missing

Lemma: חֶסְרוֹן (ches.ron) · Strong's: H2642

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: deficiency

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2642; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 5

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 6

יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalit is able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 7

לְהִמָּנֽוֹת\׃le.hi.ma.Notto be numbered

Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

Meaning: to count

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 13:16, Numbers 23:10, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

What is crooked	→	עָוַת H5791 to pervert
cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
be straightened	→	תָּקַן H8626 be straight
and what is lacking	→	חֶסְרוֹן H2642 deficiency
cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
be counted	→	מָנָה H4487 to count

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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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