Ecclesiastes 2:16:7Eccl.2.16.W7TAB
בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר
beshekhvar
“since already”
- Transliteration
- be-she-KHVAR
- Extended
- beh-sheh-KHVAAR
- IPA
- /bəʃɛxˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- since already
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-she-KHVAR
- clause
be-she-KHVAR ha-ya-MIM ha-ba-IM ha-KOL nish-KHAKH ve-EKH ya-MUT he-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL
- sentence
KI EN zik-RON le-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL le-o-LAM be-she-KHVAR ha-ya-MIM ha-ba-IM ha-KOL nish-KHAKH ve-EKH ya-MUT he-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL
Exegesis
The clause be-she-kvar ha-yamim ha-ba-im {בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים | bə-še-kə-ḇār ha-ya-mîm ha-ba-’îm} ‘in the days to come’ marks futurity by combining the preposition, relative particle, and perfect verbal sense.
In context — Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool forever; for in the days to come all is forgotten. And how will the wise man die? Like the fool.
About this coordinate
Ecclesiastes 2:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ecclesiastes 2:16, so the Hebrew word בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר (beshekhvar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Eccl.2.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Eccl.2.16.W7.S1) and character.