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Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. (KJV)

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ט֕וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 1

מְלֹ֥אme.Lo'fullness of

Lemma: מְלֹא (me.lo) · Strong's: H4393

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

Meaning: fullness

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:8, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4393; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 2

כַ֖ףkhafhand of

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 3

נָ֑חַתNa.chatquietness

Lemma: נַ֫חַת (na.chat) · Strong's: H5183A

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

Meaning: quietness

Used 6 times. Also: Job 36:16, Proverbs 29:9, Ecclesiastes 6:5, Ecclesiastes 9:17, Isaiah 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5183A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 4

מִמְּלֹ֥אmi.me.Lo'more than [the] fullness of

Lemma: מְלֹא (me.lo) · Strong's: H4393

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

Meaning: fullness

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:8, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4393; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 5

חָפְנַ֛יִםcha.fe.Na.yimtwo hands

Lemma: חֹ֫פֶן (cho.phen) · Strong's: H2651

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)

Meaning: palm

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Leviticus 16:12, Proverbs 30:4, Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2651; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 6

עָמָ֖ל'a.Maltoil

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 4:6 word 7

וּרְע֥וּתu.re.'Utand striving of

Lemma: רְעוּת (re.ut) · Strong's: H7469

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: longing

Used 7 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7469; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 8

רֽוּחַ\׃Ru.achwind

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

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

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:6 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
one handful	→	מְלֹא H4393 fullness
. . .	→	כַּף H3709G palm
with tranquility	→	נַ֫חַת H5183A quietness
than two handfuls	→	מְלֹא H4393 fullness
. . .	→	חֹ֫פֶן H2651 palm
with toil	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
and pursuit	→	רְעוּת H7469 longing
of the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath

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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