Ecclesiastes 1:5 Go deeper
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The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. (KJV)
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וְזָרַ֥חve.za.Rachand it rises
Lemma: זָרַח (za.rach) · Strong's: H2224
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to rise
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 32:31, Exodus 22:3, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 9:33, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2224; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 1
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 2
וּבָ֣אu.Va'and it goes
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 3
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 4
וְאֶ֨ל\־ve.'El-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 5
מְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.Moplace its
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 6
שׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'Ef[is] panting
Lemma: שָׁאַף (sha.aph) · Strong's: H7602A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to long for
Used 8 times. Also: Job 5:5, Job 7:2, Job 36:20, Psalms 119:131, Isaiah 42:14, Jeremiah 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7602A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 7
זוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.ach[is] rising
Lemma: זָרַח (za.rach) · Strong's: H2224
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rise
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 32:31, Exodus 22:3, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 9:33, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2224; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 8
ה֖וּאhu'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 1:5 word 9
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:5 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| rises | → | זָרַח H2224 to rise |
| and the sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| sets | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| it hurries back | → | שָׁאַף H7602A to long for |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| to | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| where | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| rises | → | זָרַח H2224 to rise |
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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