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Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. (KJV)

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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 9:18 word 1

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 9:18 word 2

מִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.Leimore than weapons of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

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

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 3

קְרָ֑בke.Ravwar

Lemma: קְרָב (qe.rav) · Strong's: H7128

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

Meaning: battle

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:11, Job 38:23, Psalms 55:18, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 78:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7128; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 4

וְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'and a sinner

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 5

אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone

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 9:18 word 6

יְאַבֵּ֥דye.'a.Bedhe will destroy

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 7

טוֹבָ֥הto.Vahgood

Lemma: טוֹבָה (to.vah) · Strong's: H2896C

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

Meaning: welfare

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 50:20, Exodus 18:9, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 23:6, Deuteronomy 28:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896C; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 8

הַרְבֵּֽה\׃har.Behmuch

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than weapons	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
of war	→	קְרָב H7128 battle
but one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
sinner	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
destroys	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
much	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant

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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