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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. (KJV)

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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 7:19 word 1

תָּעֹ֣זta.'Ozit gives strength

Lemma: עָזַז (a.zaz) · Strong's: H5810

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: be strong

Used 11 times. Also: Judges 3:10, Judges 6:2, Psalms 9:19, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 68:28, Psalms 89:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5810; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 2

לֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.Khamto the wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 3

מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.Rahmore than ten

Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235

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

Meaning: ten

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 4

שַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.Timrulers

Lemma: שַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) · Strong's: H7989

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: domineering

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 42:6, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Ecclesiastes 10:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7989; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 5

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 6

הָי֖וּha.Yuthey are

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 7

בָּעִֽיר\׃ba.'Irin the city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

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

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
makes the wise man	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
stronger than	→	עָזַז H5810 be strong
ten	→	עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten
rulers	→	שַׁלִּיט H7989 domineering
in a city	→	עִיר H5892B city

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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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