Ecclesiastes 9:13 Go deeper
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This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: (KJV)
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גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 1
זֹ֛הzohthis
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 9:13 word 2
רָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiI have seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 3
חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahwisdom
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 9:13 word 4
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunder
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 5
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 6
וּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.Lahand [was] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 7
הִ֖יאhi'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 9:13 word 8
אֵלָֽי\׃'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:13 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have also seen | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| . . . | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| this | → | זֹה H2090 this |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| the sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| and it | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| [was] great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| to me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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