Ecclesiastes 10:3 Go deeper
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Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him , and he saith to every one that he is a fool. (KJV)
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וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 1
בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhon the way
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: road
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 2
הֹלֵ֖ךְho.Lekh[is] going
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 3
לִבּ֣וֹli.Boheart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 4
חָסֵ֑רcha.Seris lacking
Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to lack
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 18:28, Exodus 16:18, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2637; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 5
וְאָמַ֥רve.'a.Marand he says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 6
לַכֹּ֖לla.Kolto <the> everyone
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 10:3 word 7
סָכָ֥לsa.Khal[is] a fool
Lemma: סָכָל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H5530
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: fool
Used 6 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 7:17, Ecclesiastes 10:14, Jeremiah 4:22, Jeremiah 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5530; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:3 word 8
הֽוּא\׃Hu'he
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 10:3 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| as the fool | → | סָכָל H5530 fool |
| walks | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| along the road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| his sense | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| is lacking | → | חָסֵר H2638 lacking |
| and he shows | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| everyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| that he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is a fool | → | סָכָל H5530 fool |
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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