Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 4:16 Interlinear
“ There is no end of all the people even of all that have been before them they also that come after shall not rejoice in him Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֵֽין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 2 | קֵ֣ץ | H7093 | There is no end | an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after |
| 3 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 4 | הָעָ֗ם | H5971 | of all the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 5 | לְכֹ֤ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 7 | הָיָה֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | H6440 | even of all that have been before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 9 | גַּ֥ם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 10 | הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖ים | H314 | them they also that come after | hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western |
| 11 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 12 | יִשְׂמְחוּ | H8055 | shall not rejoice | probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome |
| 13 | ב֑וֹ | H0 | ||
| 14 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 15 | גַם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 16 | זֶ֥ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 17 | הֶ֖בֶל | H1892 | in him Surely this also is vanity | emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| 18 | וְרַעְי֥וֹן | H7475 | and vexation | desire |
| 19 | רֽוּחַ׃ | H7307 | of spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 4:15I considered all the living which walk ...
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (current) There is no end of all the people even of all that have been before them they also that come after shall not rejoice in him Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit