Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is an appointed time, and a time for every matter under the heavens:”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 3:1, word by word

there is an appointed timeזְמָןzeman

set time

An appointed time, a set time.

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and a timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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matterחֵפֶץchefets

matter

A matter or thing to be done.

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the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;

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