Ecclesiastes 10:19 Go deeper
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A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things . (KJV)
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לִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkfor laughter
Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: laughter
Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Job 12:4, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 1
עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim[people are] making
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 2
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chemfood
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 3
וְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinand wine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 4
יְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.Machit makes glad
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 5
חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimlife
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 6
וְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefand <the> money
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 7
יַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.Nehit answers
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:19 word 9
הַכֹּֽל\׃ha.Kol<the> everything
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 10:19 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A feast | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| is prepared | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| for laughter | → | שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter |
| and wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| makes life | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
| merry | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| but money | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| is the answer | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| for everything | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
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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