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Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Ecclesiastes 3:7
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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 לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִתְפּ֔וֹר עֵ֥ת לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת וְעֵ֥ת לְדַבֵּֽר׃

  1. עֵ֤ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'“to tear”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרַע · “to tear” · Strong's H7167
  3. וְעֵ֣תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  4. לִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.Por“to sew”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from תָּפַר · “to sew” · Strong's H8609
  5. עֵ֥ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  6. לַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.Shot“to be silent”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָשָׁה · “be silent” · Strong's H2814
  7. וְעֵ֥תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  8. לְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.Ber“to speak”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)