Ecclesiastes 6:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.”

Ecclesiastes 6:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 6:48 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בַ/הֶ֥בֶלbahebel

vainpronH1892

altogether · vanity

בָּ֖אbāʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

וּ/בַ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְwbaḥōšekə

darkconjH2822

night · obscurity

יֵלֵ֑ךְyēlēkə

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

וּ/בַ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְwbaḥōšekə

darkconjH2822

night · obscurity

שְׁמ֥/וֹšəmwō

famenounH8034

base · named · renown · report

יְכֻסֶּֽהyəkuseh

clad selfverbH3680

close · clothe · conceal · cover ···

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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