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Ecclesiastes 3:8

a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

עֵ֤ת לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂנֹ֔א עֵ֥ת מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְעֵ֥ת שָׁלֽוֹם׃ ס

  1. עֵ֤ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. לֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.Ho“to love”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  3. וְעֵ֣תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  4. לִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'“to hate”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  5. עֵ֥ת'et“a time of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  6. מִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.Mah“warfare”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  7. וְעֵ֥תve.'Et“and a time of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  8. שָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.Lom“peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)