a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,Ecclesiastes 3:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עֵ֥ת לָלֶ֖דֶת וְעֵ֣ת לָמ֑וּת עֵ֣ת לָטַ֔עַת וְעֵ֖ת לַעֲק֥וֹר נָטֽוּעַ׃
- עֵ֥ת'et“a time”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לָלֶ֖דֶתla.Le.det“to bear a child”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- וְעֵ֣תve.'Et“and a time”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לָמ֑וּתla.Mut“to die”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- עֵ֣ת'et“a time”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'at“to plant”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָטַע · “to plant” · Strong's H5193
- וְעֵ֖תve.'Et“and a time”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לַעֲק֥וֹרla.'a.Kor“to pluck up”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָקַר · “to uproot” · Strong's H6131A
- נָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'“[what] is planted”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָטַע · “to plant” · Strong's H5193
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)