Ecclesiastes 11:7 Go deeper

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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: (KJV)

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וּמָת֖וֹקu.ma.Tokand [is] sweet

Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: sweet

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:7 word 1

הָא֑וֹרha.'Orthe light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:7 word 2

וְט֥וֹבve.Tovand [is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:7 word 3

לַֽעֵינַ֖יִםla.'ei.Na.yimfor the eyes

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:7 word 4

לִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otto see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:7 word 5

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 11:7 word 6

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 11:7 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
is sweet	→	מָתוֹק H4966 sweet
and it pleases	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
the eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
to see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
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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