a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,Ecclesiastes 3:4
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
עֵ֤ת לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד׃
- עֵ֤ת'et“a time”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOt“to weep”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּכָה · “to weep” · Strong's H1058
- וְעֵ֣תve.'Et“and a time”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- לִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.Chok“to laugh”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂחַק · “to laugh” · Strong's H7832
- עֵ֥ת'et“a time”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- סְפ֖וֹדse.Fod“to mourn”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from סָפַד · “to mourn” · Strong's H5594
- וְעֵ֥תve.'Et“and a time”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- רְקֽוֹד׃re.Kod“to dance”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָקַד · “to skip about” · Strong's H7540
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)