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Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches , and knoweth not who shall gather them. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 1

בְּצֶ֤לֶם\׀be.Tze.lem<in> an image

Lemma: צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6754

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

Meaning: image

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 9:6, Numbers 33:52, 1 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6754; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 2

יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ\־yit.ha.lekh-he goes about

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 3

אִ֗ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 4

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 5

הֶ֥בֶלHe.velvanity

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

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

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 6

יֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.Yunpeople are in turmoil !

Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to roar

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 46:3, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1993; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 7

יִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.Borhe heaps up

Lemma: צָבַר (tsa.var) · Strong's: H6651

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

Meaning: to heap

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 8:14, Job 27:16, Habakkuk 1:10, Zechariah 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6651; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 8

וְֽלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 9

יֵדַ֥עye.Da'he knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

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

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 10

מִי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 11

אֹסְפָֽם\׃'o.se.Fam[will be] gathering them

Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to gather

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Psalms 39:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Surely	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
every man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
goes about	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
like a phantom	→	צֶ֫לֶם H6754 image
surely	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
he bustles	→	הָמָה H1993 to roar
in vain	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
he heaps up [riches]	→	צָבַר H6651 to heap
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
knowing	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
will haul them away	→	אָסַף H0622 to gather

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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