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Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. (KJV)

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וְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiand I said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

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 9:16 word 1

אָ֔נִי'A.niI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 2

טוֹבָ֥הto.Vah[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

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 9:16 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 9:16 word 4

מִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.Rahmore than strength

Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1369

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

Meaning: might

Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 32:18, Deuteronomy 3:24, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:21, 1 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 5

וְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.Matand [the] wisdom of

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

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

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 9:16 word 6

הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.Kenthe poor [person]

Lemma: מִסְכֵּן (mis.ken) · Strong's: H4542

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 4 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 4:13, Ecclesiastes 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4542; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 7

בְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.Yah[is] despised

Lemma: בָּזָה (ba.zah) · Strong's: H0959

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to despise

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 25:34, Numbers 15:31, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Samuel 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0959; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 8

וּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.Ravand words his

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 9

אֵינָ֥ם'ei.Namnot they

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 10

נִשְׁמָעִֽים\׃nish.ma.'Im[are] listened to

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

And I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than strength	→	גְּבוּרָה H1369 might
but the wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
of the poor	→	מִסְכֵּן H4542 poor
man is despised	→	בָּזָה H0959 to despise
and his words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
are not	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
heeded	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear

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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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