The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 6:4 Explained

Ecclesiastes 6:4

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

YLT: For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,

Darby: For it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;

ASV: for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ecclesiastes 6:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 6

1  the vanity of riches without use
3  though a man have many children and a long life
7  the vanity of sight and wandering desires
10  The conclusion of vanities

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 6:4 mean?

For in vanity it comes and in darkness departs and with darkness its name is covered
כִּֽי־ בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה

בַהֶ֥בֶל  in  vanity 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֶבֶל  
Sense: vapour, breath.
בָּ֖א  it  comes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ  and  in  darkness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹשֶׁךְ  
Sense: darkness, obscurity.
יֵלֵ֑ךְ  departs 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ  and  with  darkness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹשֶׁךְ  
Sense: darkness, obscurity.
שְׁמ֥וֹ  its  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
יְכֻסֶּֽה  is  covered 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.

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