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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַה\־mah-whatever

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 1

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙she.ha.Yah<that> it 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 1:9 word 2

ה֣וּאhu'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 1:9 word 3

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔הshei.yih.Yeh[is] which <it> will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

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 1:9 word 4

וּמַה\־u.mah-and whatever

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 5

שֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔הshe.na.'a.Sahwhich <it> has been done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 6

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 1:9 word 7

שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑הshei.ye.'a.Seh[is] which <it> will be done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 8

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 9

כָּל\־kol-[is] any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 10

חָדָ֖שׁcha.Dashnew [thing]

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 1:9 word 11

תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 1:9 word 12

הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ\׃ha.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 1:9 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

What	→	מָה H4100 what?
has been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
will be again	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
and what	→	מָה H4100 what?
has been done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
will be done again	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
there is nothing	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
new	→	חָדָשׁ H2319H new
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun

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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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