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Ecclesiastes 7:24 Go deeper

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That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? (KJV)

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רָח֖וֹקra.Chok[is] far away

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

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

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 7:24 word 1

מַה\־mah-whatever

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:24 word 2

שֶּׁהָיָ֑הshe.ha.Yah[that] which <it> has been

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 7:24 word 3

וְעָמֹ֥ק\׀ve.'a.Mokand deep

Lemma: עָמֹק (a.moq) · Strong's: H6013

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: deep

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6013; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:24 word 4

עָמֹ֖ק'a.Mokdeep

Lemma: עָמֹק (a.moq) · Strong's: H6013

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: deep

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:25, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 13:31, Leviticus 13:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6013; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:24 word 5

מִ֥יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:24 word 6

יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ\׃yim.tza.'E.nuwill he find out it

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

What→מָה H4100 what?
exists→הָיָה H1961 to be
is out of reach→רָחֹק H7350 distant
and very deep→עָמֹק H6013 deep
. . .→עָמֹק H6013 deep
Who→מִי H4310 who?
can fathom it→מָצָא H4672 to find

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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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