Ecclesiastes 7:27 Go deeper
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Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: (KJV)
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רְאֵה֙re.'Ehconsider
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to see: behold!
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 39:14, Genesis 41:41, Exodus 7:1, Exodus 10:10, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 31:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 1
זֶ֣הzehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 2
מָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiI have found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 7:27 word 3
אָמְרָ֖ה'a.me.Rahshe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 7:27 word 4
קֹהֶ֑לֶתko.He.letTeacher
Lemma: קֹהֶ֫לֶת (qo.he.let) · Strong's: H6953
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: preacher
Used 7 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:1, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 1:12, Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Ecclesiastes 12:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6953; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 5
אַחַ֥ת'a.Chatone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 6
לְאַחַ֖תle.'a.Chatto one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 7
לִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'to find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 7:27 word 8
חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן\׃chesh.Bonan explanation
Lemma: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (chesh.bon) · Strong's: H2808
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: explanation
Used 3 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:25, Ecclesiastes 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:27 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | רָאָה H7200I to see: behold! |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the Teacher | → | קֹהֶ֫לֶת H6953 preacher |
| I have discovered | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| by adding one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| thing to another | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| to find | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| an explanation | → | חֶשְׁבּוֹן H2808 explanation |
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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