Ecclesiastes 10:15 Go deeper

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The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. (KJV)

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עֲמַ֥ל'a.Mal[the] toil of

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 1

הַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.Lim<the> fools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 2

תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuit wearies him

Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ga) · Strong's: H3021

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: be weary/toil

Used 26 times. Also: Joshua 7:3, Joshua 24:13, 2 Samuel 23:10, Job 9:29, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 69:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3021; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 3

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat

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 10:15 word 4

לֹֽא\־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 10:15 word 5

יָדַ֖עya.Da'he knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 6

לָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetto walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980M

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

Meaning: to go: journey

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980M; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 7

אֶל\־'el-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 10:15 word 8

עִֽיר\׃'Ira city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

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

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:15 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The toil	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
of a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
wearies him	→	יָגֵעַ H3021 be weary/toil
for	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
he does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the way	→	הָלַךְ H1980M to go: journey
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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