Ecclesiastes 7:22 Go deeper
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For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. (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 7:22 word 1
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 7:22 word 2
פְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.Mimtimes
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 word 3
רַבּ֖וֹתra.Botmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 word 4
יָדַ֣עya.Da'it knows
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 word 5
לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat
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 7:22 word 7
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 7:22 word 8
קִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.tayou have cursed
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 word 9
אֲחֵרִֽים\׃'a.che.Rimothers
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:22 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 |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| you know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| in your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| times | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| you yourself | → | H0859 |
| have cursed | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
| others | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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