Ecclesiastes 2:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For there is noאֵ֨ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
lastingלְעֹולָ֑ם
(le·'o·v·lam;)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
remembranceזִכְרֹ֧ון
(zich·ro·vn)
2146: memorial, remembrancefrom zakar
of the wiseלֶחָכָ֛ם
(le·cha·cham)
2450: wisefrom chakam
manהֶחָכָ֖ם
(he·cha·cham)
2450: wisefrom chakam
[as] with the fool,הַכְּסִ֖יל
(hak·ke·sil)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
inasmuch 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
as [in] the comingהַבָּאִים֙
(hab·ba·'im)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
daysהַיָּמִ֤ים
(hai·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
allהַכֹּ֣ל
(hak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
will be forgotten.נִשְׁכָּ֔ח
(nish·kach,)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
And howוְאֵ֛יךְ
(ve·'eich)
349: how?from ay
the wise man 
 
2450: wisefrom chakam
and the foolהַכְּסִֽיל׃
(hak·ke·sil.)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
alikeעִֽם־
(im-)
5973: witha prim. preposition
die!יָמ֥וּת
(ya·mut)
4191: to 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).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man, since in the days to come both will be forgotten. How is it that the wise man dies just like the fool?

International Standard Version
For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not?

NET Bible
For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies--just like the fool!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Neither the wise person nor the fool will be remembered for long, since both will be forgotten in the days to come. Both the wise person and the fool will die.

King James 2000 Bible
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how does the wise man die? as the fool.
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