Ecclesiastes 7:8 Go deeper

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Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

ט֛וֹבTov[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 7:8 word 1

אַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.Rit[the] end of

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 2

דָּבָ֖רda.Vara matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 3

מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.Tomore than beginning its

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: beginning

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 23:10, Numbers 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 4

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 7:8 word 5

אֶֽרֶךְ\־'e.rekh-a [person] patient of

Lemma: אָרֵךְ (a.rekh) · Strong's: H0750

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: slow

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8, Psalms 145:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0750; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 6

ר֖וּחַRu.achspirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 7

מִגְּבַהּ\־mi.ge.vah-more than a [person] proud of

Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: high

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 8

רֽוּחַ\׃Ru.achspirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:8 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end
of a matter	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than the beginning	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225G first: beginning
[and] a patient	→	אָרֵךְ H0750 slow
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than a proud	→	גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high
[one]	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit

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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