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There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely , riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. (KJV)

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יֵ֚שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 1

רָעָ֣הra.'Ah[is] an evil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

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

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 2

חוֹלָ֔הcho.Lahsevere

Lemma: חָלָה (cha.lah) · Strong's: H2470I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: be weak: grieved

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 77:10, Ecclesiastes 5:16, Isaiah 17:11, Isaiah 53:10, Jeremiah 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2470I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 3

רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.ti[which] I have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 4

תַּ֣חַתTa.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 5:13 word 5

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.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 5:13 word 6

עֹ֛שֶׁר'O.sherwealth

Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239

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

Meaning: riches

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 7

שָׁמ֥וּרsha.Mur[was] being kept

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 8

לִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.Lavby owner<s> its

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: master

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 9

לְרָעָתֽוֹ\׃le.ra.'a.Toto harm his

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C

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

Meaning: distress: harm

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:13 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

There is	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
a grievous	→	חָלָה H2470I be weak: grieved
evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
I have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
wealth	→	עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches
hoarded	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
to the harm	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
of its owner	→	בַּעַל H1167G master

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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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