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Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. (KJV)

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וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַve.sha.Be.achand I congratulated

Lemma: שָׁבַח (sha.vach) · Strong's: H7623B

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

Meaning: to praise

Used 8 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:35, Psalms 63:3, Psalms 106:47, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 145:4, Psalms 147:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7623B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 1

אֲנִ֛י'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 4:2 word 2

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 4:2 word 3

הַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.Timthe dead

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 4

שֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.Varwho already

Lemma: כְּבָר (ke.var) · Strong's: H3528

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

Meaning: already

Used 9 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:10, Ecclesiastes 2:12, Ecclesiastes 2:16, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3528; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 5

מֵ֑תוּMe.tuthey had died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 6

מִן\־min-more than

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 7

הַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.Yimthe living

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwho

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 4:2 word 9

הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 10

חַיִּ֖יםchai.Yim[were] alive

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 11

עֲדֶֽנָה\׃'a.De.nahstill <towards>

Lemma: עֲדֶן (a.den) · Strong's: H5728

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: still

Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5728; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

So I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
admired	→	שָׁבַח H7623B to praise
the dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
who had already	→	כְּבָר H3528 already
died	→	מוּת H4191 to die
above	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the living	→	חַי H2416A alive
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
. . .	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are still	→	עֲדֶן H5728 still
alive	→	חַי H2416A alive

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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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