Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:11
11There is no remembrance
of those who came before,
and those yet to come will not be remembered
by those who follow after.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| remembrance | זִכְר֖וֹן | ziḵ·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| of those who came before | לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים | lā·ri·šō·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7223 former, first, chief |
| and those yet to come | לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים | lā·’a·ḥă·rō·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H314 coming after |
| will not be | שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ | še·yih·yū | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| remembered | זִכָּר֔וֹן | zik·kā·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| by | עִ֥ם | ‘im | Preposition | H5973 with |
| those who | שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ | še·yih·yū | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| follow | יִהְיֶ֤ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| after | לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃פ | lā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H314 coming after |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 · Psalm 9:6 · Ecclesiastes 9:5 · Isaiah 42:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.