Ecclesiastes 12:2 Go deeper

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While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: (KJV)

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עַ֠ד'aduntil

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 1

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 2

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 3

תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְtech.Shakhit will become dark

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 4

הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.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 12:2 word 5

וְהָא֔וֹרve.ha.'Orand the 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 12:2 word 6

וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achand the moon

Lemma: יָרֵחַ (ya.re.ach) · Strong's: H3394

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

Meaning: moon

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 37:9, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, 2 Kings 23:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3394; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 7

וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםve.ha.ko.kha.Vimand the stars

Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: star

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 8

וְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuand they will return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 9

הֶעָבִ֖יםhe.'a.Vimthe clouds

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 10

אַחַ֥ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 11

הַגָּֽשֶׁם\׃ha.Ga.shemthe rain

Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653

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

Meaning: rain

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 12:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

before	→	עַד H5704 till
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
of the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
moon	→	יָרֵחַ H3394 moon
and stars	→	כּוֹכָב H3556 star
is darkened	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken
and the clouds	→	עָב H5645 cloud
return	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
after	→	אַחַר H0310A after
the rain	→	גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain

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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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