Ecclesiastes 2:16
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
For there is noאֵ֨יןein369nothing, noughta prim. root
lastingלְעֹולָ֑םle·'o·v·lam;5769long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
remembranceזִכְרֹ֧וןzich·ro·vn2146memorial, remembrancefrom zakar
of the wiseלֶחָכָ֛םle·cha·cham2450wisefrom chakam
manהֶחָכָ֖םhe·cha·cham2450wisefrom chakam
[as] with the fool,הַכְּסִ֖ילhak·ke·sil3684stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
inasmuch  7945who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
as [in] the comingהַבָּאִים֙hab·ba·'im935to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai·ya·mim3117daya prim. root
allהַכֹּ֣לhak·kol3605the whole, allfrom kalal
will be forgotten.נִשְׁכָּ֔חnish·kach,7911to forgeta prim. root
And howוְאֵ֛יךְve·'eich349how?from ay
the wise man  2450wisefrom chakam
and the foolהַכְּסִֽיל׃hak·ke·sil.3684stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
alikeעִֽם־im-5973witha prim. preposition
die!יָמ֥וּתya·mut4191to diea prim. root
KJV Lexicon
For there is no remembrance
zikrown  (zik-rone')
a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) -- memorial, record.
of the wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
more than
`im  (eem)
accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).
of the fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
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
seeing that which now
kbar  (keb-awr')
extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto -- already, (seeing that which), now.
is in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
to come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
shall all be forgotten
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
And how dieth
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
the wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
man as the fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
New American Standard (©1995)
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
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 dies the wise man? as the fool.

American Standard Version
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

Darby Bible Translation
For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?

English Revised Version
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been already forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

Young's Literal Translation
That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

קהלת 2:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְרֹ֧ון לֶחָכָ֛ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעֹולָ֑ם בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙ הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁכָּ֔ח וְאֵ֛יךְ יָמ֥וּת הֶחָכָ֖ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִֽיל׃

קהלת 2:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי אין זכרון לחכם עם־הכסיל לעולם בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עם־הכסיל׃

קהלת 2:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי אין זכרון לחכם עם־הכסיל לעולם בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עם־הכסיל׃

קהלת 2:16 Hebrew Bible
כי אין זכרון לחכם עם הכסיל לעולם בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עם הכסיל׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
non enim erit memoria sapientis similiter ut stulti in perpetuum et futura tempora oblivione cuncta pariter obruent moritur doctus similiter et indoctus

Age Ago Alike Already Argob Bars Bashan Bronze Cities Death Die Dies Dieth Enduring Fool Foolish Forgotten Inasmuch Indeed Lasting Memory Region Remembered Remembrance Seeing Sixty Walls Wise

Ago Alike Already Death Die Dies Dieth Enduring Fool Forgotten Inasmuch Indeed Lasting Memory Remembered Remembrance Wise

Ago Alike Already Death Die Dies Dieth Enduring Fool Forgotten Inasmuch Indeed Lasting Memory Remembered Remembrance Wise

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