Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 6:4

⁴For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
enters	בָּ֖א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in futility	בַהֶ֥בֶל	ḇa·he·ḇel	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
and departs	יֵלֵ֑ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in darkness	וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and his name	שְׁמ֥וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
is shrouded	יְכֻסֶּֽה׃	yə·ḵus·seh	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
in obscurity	וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ	ū·ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.