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Ecclesiastes 2:16

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:16
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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)

כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְר֧וֹן לֶחָכָ֛ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעוֹלָ֑ם בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙ הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁכָּ֔ח וְאֵ֛יךְ יָמ֥וּת הֶחָכָ֖ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִֽיל׃

  1. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אֵ֨ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  3. זִכְר֧וֹןzikh.Ron“[is] remembrance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זִכָּרוֹן · “memorial” · Strong's H2146
  4. לֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.Kham“of the wise man”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  5. עִֽם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  6. הַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.Sil“the fool”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  7. לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lam“for a long time”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  8. בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞רbe.she.ke.Var“in that already”
    Preposition + Particle, relative + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּבָר · “already” · Strong's H3528
  9. הַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.Mim“the days”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. הַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'Im“<the> coming”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. הַכֹּ֣לha.Kol“<the> everything”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. נִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.Kach“it has been forgotten”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  13. וְאֵ֛יךְve.'Eikh“and how!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
  14. יָמ֥וּתya.Mut“he will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  15. הֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.Kham“the wise [person]”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  16. עִֽם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  17. הַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.Sil“the fool”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)