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Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. (KJV)

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טוֹבָ֥הto.Vah[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

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 7:11 word 1

חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahwisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:11 word 2

עִֽם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:11 word 3

נַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.Lahan inheritance

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

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

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:11 word 4

וְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.Terand [is] an advantage

Lemma: יוֹתֵר (yo.ter) · Strong's: H3148

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

Meaning: advantage

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:15, Esther 6:6, Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 6:8, Ecclesiastes 6:11, Ecclesiastes 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3148; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:11 word 5

לְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'Eito [those who] see

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

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 7:11 word 6

הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ\׃ha.Sha.mesh<of> the 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 7:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
like	→	עִם H5973A with
an inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
[is] good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
and it benefits	→	יוֹתֵר H3148 advantage
those who see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun

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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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