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Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. (KJV)

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ט֥וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 1

כַּ֖עַסKa.'asvexation

Lemma: כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3708A

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

Meaning: vexation

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:19, Deuteronomy 32:27, 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 15:30, 1 Kings 21:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3708A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 2

מִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.Chokmore than laughter

Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814

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

Meaning: laughter

Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Job 12:4, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 3

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 7:3 word 4

בְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'by sadness of

Lemma: רֹעַ (ro.a) · Strong's: H7455

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: evil

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 41:19, Deuteronomy 28:20, 1 Samuel 17:28, Nehemiah 2:2, Psalms 28:4, Isaiah 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7455; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 5

פָּנִ֖יםpa.Nimface

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 6

יִ֥יטַבYi.tavit will be good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

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

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:3 word 7

לֵֽב\׃Leva heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

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 7:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Sorrow	→	כַּ֫עַס H3708A vexation
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than laughter	→	שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
a sad	→	רֹעַ H7455 evil
countenance	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
is good	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
for the heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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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