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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. (KJV)

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כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 1

בְּרֹ֥בbe.Ro[is] in abundance of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 2

חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahwisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 3

רָב\־rov-abundance of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 4

כָּ֑עַסKa.'asfrustration

Lemma: כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3708A

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

Meaning: vexation

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:19, Deuteronomy 32:27, 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 15:30, 1 Kings 21:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3708A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 5

וְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.Sifso someone may increase

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhu3ms)

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 6

דַּ֖עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 7

יוֹסִ֥יףyo.Sifhe will increase

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 8

מַכְאֽוֹב\׃makh.'ovpain

Lemma: מַכְאוֹב (makh.ov) · Strong's: H4341

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

Meaning: pain

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, 2 Chronicles 6:29, Job 33:19, Psalms 32:10, Psalms 38:17, Psalms 69:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4341; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
with much	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
comes much	→	רַב H7227A many
sorrow	→	כַּ֫עַס H3708A vexation
and as knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
grows	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
grief	→	מַכְאוֹב H4341 pain
increases	→	יָסַף H3254H to add

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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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