Ecclesiastes 2:16

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Ecclesiastes 2:16


← Ecclesiastes 2:15 Ecclesiastes 2:16 (KJV) Ecclesiastes 2:17 →
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For there is no remembranceH2146 of the wiseH2450 more thanH5973 of the foolH3684 for everH5769; seeing that which nowH3528 is in the daysH3117 to comeH935 shall all be forgottenH7911. And how diethH4191 the wiseH2450 man? as the foolH3684.


Original Hebrew

כִּי אֵין זִכְרֹון לֶחָכָם עִם־הַכְּסִיל לְעֹולָם בְּשֶׁכְּבָר הַיָּמִים הַבָּאִים הַכֹּל נִשְׁכָּח וְאֵיךְ יָמוּת הֶחָכָם עִם־הַכְּסִיל׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּי֩
ki H3588 HC for
אֵ֨ין
'ein H369 HTn there not
זִכְר֧וֹן
zikh.Ron H2146 HNcmsc (is) remembrance
לֶ/חָכָ֛ם
le./cha.Kham H2450 HRd/Aamsa of the/ wise man
עִֽם
'im- H5973 HR with
הַ/כְּסִ֖יל
ha./ke.Sil H3684 HTd/Aamsa the/ fool
לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם
le./'o.Lam H5769 HR/Ncmsa for/ a long time
בְּ/שֶׁ/כְּבָ֞ר
be./she./ke.Var H3528 HR/Tr/D in/ that/ already
הַ/יָּמִ֤ים
hai./ya.Mim H3117 HTd/Ncmpa the/ days
הַ/בָּאִים֙
ha./ba.'Im H935 HTd/Vqrmpa (the)/ coming
הַ/כֹּ֣ל
ha./Kol H3605 HTd/Ncmsa (the)/ everything
נִשְׁכָּ֔ח
nish.Kach H7911 HVNp3ms it has been forgotten
וְ/אֵ֛יךְ
ve./'Eikh H349 HC/Ti and/ how!
יָמ֥וּת
ya.Mut H4191 HVqi3ms he will die
הֶ/חָכָ֖ם
he./cha.Kham H2450 HTd/Aamsa the/ wise (person)
עִֽם
'im- H5973 HR with
הַ/כְּסִֽיל
ha./ke.Sil H3684 HTd/Aamsa the/ fool
Strong's References
  • H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  • H2146 — זִכְרוֹן (zikrôwn, zik-rone'): from זָכַר (zâkar) H2142; a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing); memorial, record.
  • H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
  • H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; 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 associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  • H3528 — כְּבָר (kᵉbâr, keb-awr'): from כָּבַר (kâbar) H3527; properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto; already, (seeing that which), now.
  • H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל (kâçal) H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
  • H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
  • H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם (ʻôlâm); from עָלַם (ʻâlam) H5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח (netsach) H5331, עַד (ʻad) H5703.
  • H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
  • H7911 — שָׁכַח (shâkach, shaw-kakh'): or שָׁכֵחַ (shâkêach); a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H349 — אֵיךְ (ʼêyk, ake): also אֵיכָה (ʼêykâh) ; and אֵיכָכָה (ʼêykâkâh) ; prolonged from אַי (ʼay) H335; how? or how!; also where; how, what.
  • H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
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