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Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. (KJV)

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וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiand I turned

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 1

אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 2

לְיַאֵ֣שׁle.ya.'Eshto make despair

Lemma: יָאַשׁ (ya.ash) · Strong's: H2976

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to despair

Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 27:1, Job 6:26, Isaiah 57:10, Jeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 18:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2976; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 3

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 2:20 word 4

לִבִּ֑יli.Biheart my

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 2:20 word 5

עַ֚ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 6

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 2:20 word 7

הֶ֣עָמָ֔לhe.'a.Malthe toil

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 8

שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tithat I have toiled

Lemma: עָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5998

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to toil

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 16:26, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 9

תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:20 word 10

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 2:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
my heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
began	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
to despair	→	יָאַשׁ H2976 to despair
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the labor	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
that I had done	→	עָמַל H5998 to toil
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
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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