כָּשֵׁר

«כָּשֵׁר» in the Tanakh dictionary: be advantageous — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 3787 · BDB: כָּשֵׁר

Glosses

it.is.proper (1); to.give.success (1); will.it.succeed (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

be advantageous tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. be advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed, late Aramaic (NH id.; Aramaic כְּשָׁר, ܟܫܰܪ );— Pf. 3 ms. וְכָשֵׁר הַדָּבָר לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Est 8:5 and the thing be proper in the view of the king; Impf. יִכְשָׁר֨ Ec 11:6 thou knowest not whether this shall succeed, or this. Inf. cstr. וְיִתְרוֹן הַכְשֵׁיר חָכְמָה Ec 10:10 an advantage for giving success is wisdom.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «כָּשֵׁר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ecclesiastes 10:10

אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖רחָכְמָֽה׃

Word for word: if it.is.blunt the.iron [axe] and he not faces he.has.sharpened and strength(s) he.will.make.strong and.[is] an.advantage to.give.success wisdom

JPS 1917: If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜עאֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃

Word for word: in the morning sow (et) seed your and to the evening do.not give.rest.to hand your (dm) not you [are].knowing where? this will.it.succeed ? this or? this and or? [will].both of.them as one [be].good

JPS 1917: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

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