H3528–כְּבָר–ke.var

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

כְּבָר֙ ke.Var “already”

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [ergänzt: can] the man [ergänzt: do] that cometh after the king? [ergänzt: even] that which hath been done long ago.

כְּבָ֖ר ke.Var “already”

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר (כְּבָ֞ר) ke.Var “already”

That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.

כְּבָ֣ר ke.Var “[has been] already”כְּבָ֣ר ke.Var “already”

Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר (כְּבָ֣ר) ke.Var “already”

Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

כְּבָר֙ ke.Var “already”

As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.

כְּבָ֣ר ke.Var “already”

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

כְבָ֔ר khe.Var “already”