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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. (KJV)

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בִּקֵּ֣שׁbi.Kesh<he> sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 1

קֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letTeacher

Lemma: קֹהֶ֫לֶת (qo.he.let) · Strong's: H6953

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

Meaning: preacher

Used 7 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:1, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:12, Ecclesiastes 7:27, Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6953; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 2

לִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'to find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

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

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 3

דִּבְרֵי\־div.rei-words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 4

חֵ֑פֶץChe.fetzdelight

Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656

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

Meaning: pleasure

Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 5

וְכָת֥וּבve.kha.Tuvand [what] was written

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 6

יֹ֖שֶׁרYo.sheruprightness

Lemma: יֹ֫שֶׁר (yo.sher) · Strong's: H3476

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

Meaning: uprightness

Used 14 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:5, 1 Kings 9:4, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 6:25, Job 33:3, Job 33:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3476; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 7

דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[was] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 8

אֱמֶֽת\׃'e.Mettruth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

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

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:10 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The Teacher	→	קֹהֶ֫לֶת H6953 preacher
searched	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
to find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
delightful	→	חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure
sayings	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
and to record	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
accurate	→	יֹ֫שֶׁר H3476 uprightness
words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of truth	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true

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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