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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! (KJV)

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אִֽי\־'i-woe!

Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0337

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: woe!

Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0337; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 1

אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzO land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 2

שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.Kekhthat king your

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 3

נָ֑עַרNa.'ar[is] a youth

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 4

וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhand princes your

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 5

בַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

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

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 6

יֹאכֵֽלוּ\׃yo.Khe.luthey eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Woe	→	אִי H0337 woe!
to you	→
O land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
whose king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
is a youth	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
and whose princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
feast	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
in the morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning

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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