Ecclesiastes 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”

Ecclesiastes 1:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 1:47 words

HebrewMeaning

דּ֤וֹרdwōr

agenounH1755

evermore · generation · ever · posterity

הֹלֵךְ֙hōlēkə

alongverbH1980

apace · behave · come · continually ···

וְ/ד֣וֹרwədwōr

ageconjH1755

evermore · generation · ever · posterity

בָּ֔אbāʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

וְ/הָ/אָ֖רֶץwəhāʾāreṣ

earthconjH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

לְ/עוֹלָ֥םləʿwōlām

alwaypronH5769

ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···

עֹמָֽדֶתʿōmādet

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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