Ecclesiastes 1:11

There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
Ecclesiastes 1:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֵ֥ין זִכְר֖וֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְגַ֨ם לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ זִכָּר֔וֹן עִ֥ם שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ פ

  1. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  2. זִכְר֖וֹןzikh.Ron“[is] remembrance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זִכָּרוֹן · “memorial” · Strong's H2146
  3. לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםla.ri.sho.Nim“of the former [things]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “previous” · Strong's H7223H
  4. וְגַ֨םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  5. לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜יםla.'a.cha.ro.Nim“of the subsequent [things]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַחֲרוֹן · “last” · Strong's H0314
  6. שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּshei.yih.Yu“that they will be”
    Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יִהְיֶ֤הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“of <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  10. זִכָּר֔וֹןzi.ka.Ron“remembrance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זִכָּרוֹן · “memorial” · Strong's H2146
  11. עִ֥ם'im“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  12. שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּshei.yih.Yu“who <they> will be”
    Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ פla.'a.cha.ro.Nah“to the later [time]”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַחֲרוֹן · “last” · Strong's H0314
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)