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For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. (KJV)

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כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 1

בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzel[is] <in> a shade

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 2

הַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.Mah<the> wisdom

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 7:12 word 3

בְּצֵ֣לbe.Tzel[is] <in> a shade

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 4

הַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sef<the> money

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 5

וְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.Ronand [the] advantage of

Lemma: יִתְרוֹן (yit.ron) · Strong's: H3504

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

Meaning: advantage

Used 10 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 5:9, Ecclesiastes 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3504; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 6

דַּ֔עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 7

הַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.Mah<the> wisdom

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 7:12 word 8

תְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.Yehit preserves alive

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 9

בְעָלֶֽיהָ\׃ve.'a.Lei.haowners its

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167J

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

Meaning: master: owning

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Nehemiah 6:18, Proverbs 16:22, Proverbs 17:8, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Isaiah 41:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167J; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:12 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
like money	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
[is] a shelter	→	צֵל H6738 shadow
and the advantage	→	יִתְרוֹן H3504 advantage
of knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
is that wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
preserves the life	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
of its owner	→	בַּעַל H1167J master: owning

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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