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I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: (KJV)

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עָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiI made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 1

בְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.Khotpools of

Lemma: בְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) · Strong's: H1295H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: pool

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 4:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 20:20, Nehemiah 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1295H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 2

מָ֑יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 3

לְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.Kotto water

Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to water: watering

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8248G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 4

יַ֖עַרYa.'ara forest

Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293A

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

Meaning: wood

Used 48 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 18:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3293A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 5

צוֹמֵ֥חַtzo.Me.achsprouting of

Lemma: צָמַח (tsa.mach) · Strong's: H6779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to spring

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:18, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Exodus 10:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6779; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 6

עֵצִֽים\׃'e.Tzimtrees

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H

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

Meaning: tree

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I built	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
. . .	→
reservoirs	→	בְּרֵכָה H1295H pool
. . .	→	מַי H4325G water
to water	→	שָׁקָה H8248G to water: watering
. . .	→
my groves	→	יַ֫עַר H3293A wood
of flourishing	→	צָמַח H6779 to spring
trees	→	עֵץ H6086H tree

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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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