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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2מִֽיH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
3יוֹדֵעַ֩H3045For who knowethto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
4מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
5טּ֨וֹבH2896what is goodgood (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
6לָֽאָדָ֔םH120a manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
7חַיֵּ֥יH2416in this lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
8מִסְפַּ֛רH4557alla number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
9יְמֵיH3117the daysa 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
10חַיֵּ֥יH2416in this lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
11הֶבְל֖וֹH1892of his vainemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
12וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םH6213which he spendethto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
13כַּצֵּ֑לH6738as a shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
14אֲשֶׁר֙H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
15מִֽיH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
16יַגִּ֣ידH5046for who can tellproperly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
17לָֽאָדָ֔םH120a manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
18מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
19יִּהְיֶ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
20אַחֲרָ֖יוH310what shall be afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
21תַּ֥חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
22הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃H8121him under the sunthe 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

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