Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 3:15 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ecclesiastes 3:15, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ That which hath been is now That which hath been is now been and God requireth that which is past”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | כְּבָ֣ר | H3528 | That which hath been is now | properly, extent of time, i.e., a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto |
| 4 | ה֔וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 5 | וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 6 | לִהְי֖וֹת | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 7 | כְּבָ֣ר | H3528 | That which hath been is now | properly, extent of time, i.e., a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto |
| 8 | הָיָ֑ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 9 | וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | been and God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 10 | יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | H1245 | requireth | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 11 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 12 | נִרְדָּֽף׃ | H7291 | that which is past | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 3:14I know doeth from it and God...
Ecclesiastes 3:15 (current) That which hath been is now That which hath been is now been and God requireth that which is past
Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment...