KJV: A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
YLT: Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
Darby: A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
ASV: A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.
| ט֥וֹב | [is] better |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| שֵׁ֖ם | a [good] name |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name. |
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| מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן | than ointment |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁמֶן Sense: fat, oil. |
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| ט֑וֹב | precious |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| וְי֣וֹם | and the day |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year. |
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| הַמָּ֔וֶת | of death |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָוֶת Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead. |
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| מִיּ֖וֹם | than the day |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year. |
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| הִוָּלְדֽוֹ | of one's birth |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail. |
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