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Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. (KJV)

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ט֛וֹבTov[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 6:9 word 1

מַרְאֵ֥הmar.'Eh[the] sight of

Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758

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

Meaning: appearance

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 2

עֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimeyes

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 3

מֵֽהֲלָךְ\־me.ha.lokh-more than going

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 4

נָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshdesire

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

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

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 5

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 6

זֶ֥הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 7

הֶ֖בֶלHe.vel[is] futility

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

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

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 8

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 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7469; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 6:9 word 9

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 6:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
what the eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
can see	→	מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance
than the wandering	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
of desire	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
too	→	גַּם H1571 also
is futile	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
and a pursuit	→	רְעוּת H7469 longing
of the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath

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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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