Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 6:12 Interlinear
“ For who knoweth what is good a man in this life all the days in this life of his vain which he spendeth as a shadow for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | מִֽי | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 3 | יוֹדֵעַ֩ | H3045 | For who knoweth | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 4 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 5 | טּ֨וֹב | H2896 | what is good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 6 | לָֽאָדָ֔ם | H120 | a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 7 | חַיֵּ֥י | H2416 | in this life | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 8 | מִסְפַּ֛ר | H4557 | all | a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration |
| 9 | יְמֵי | H3117 | 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 | חַיֵּ֥י | H2416 | in this life | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 11 | הֶבְל֖וֹ | H1892 | of his vain | emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| 12 | וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם | H6213 | which he spendeth | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 13 | כַּצֵּ֑ל | H6738 | as a shadow | shade, whether literal or figurative |
| 14 | אֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 15 | מִֽי | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 16 | יַגִּ֣יד | H5046 | for who can tell | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 17 | לָֽאָדָ֔ם | H120 | a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 18 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 19 | יִּהְיֶ֥ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 20 | אַחֲרָ֖יו | H310 | what shall be after | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 21 | תַּ֥חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 22 | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | H8121 | him under the sun | the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 6:11 Seeing there be things many many vanity...
Ecclesiastes 6:12 (current) For who knoweth what is good a man in this life all the days in this life of his vain which he spendeth as a shadow for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun