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All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 1

זֹ֖הzohthis

Lemma: זֹה (zoh) · Strong's: H2090

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 11 times. Also: Judges 18:4, 2 Samuel 11:25, 1 Kings 14:5, 2 Kings 6:19, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2090; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 2

נִסִּ֣יתִיni.Si.tiI have put to [the] test

Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

Meaning: to test

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 3

בַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.Mahby <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 7:23 word 4

אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 5

אֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahlet me be wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 6

וְהִ֖יאve.Hi'and it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 7

רְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.Kah[was] far

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

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

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 8

מִמֶּֽנִּי\׃mi.Me.nifrom me

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:23 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
this	→	זֹה H2090 this
I tested	→	נָסָה H5254G to test
by wisdom, [saying]	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
I resolve	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to be wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
But it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
was beyond	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
me	→	מִן־ H4480A from

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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