Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 2:16 Interlinear
“ For there is no remembrance of the wise more than man as the fool for ever seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten And how dieth of the wise more than man as the fool”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי֩ | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | אֵ֨ין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 3 | זִכְר֧וֹן | H2146 | For there is no remembrance | a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) |
| 4 | הֶחָכָ֖ם | H2450 | of the wise | wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful) |
| 5 | עִֽם | H5973 | more than | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
| 6 | הַכְּסִֽיל׃ | H3684 | man as the fool | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| 7 | לְעוֹלָ֑ם | H5769 | for ever | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
| 8 | בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר | H3528 | seeing that which now | properly, extent of time, i.e., a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto |
| 9 | הַיָּמִ֤ים | H3117 | is in the days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 10 | הַבָּאִים֙ | H935 | to come | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 11 | הַכֹּ֣ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 12 | נִשְׁכָּ֔ח | H7911 | shall all be forgotten | to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention |
| 13 | וְאֵ֛יךְ | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 14 | יָמ֥וּת | H4191 | And how dieth | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 15 | הֶחָכָ֖ם | H2450 | of the wise | wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful) |
| 16 | עִֽם | H5973 | more than | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
| 17 | הַכְּסִֽיל׃ | H3684 | man as the fool | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 2:15said I in my heart As it happeneth to the fool even to me...
Ecclesiastes 2:16 (current) For there is no remembrance of the wise more than man as the fool for ever seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten And how dieth of the wise more than man as the fool
Ecclesiastes 2:17Therefore I hated life is grievous ...