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a timeעֵתto weepלִבְכּוֹתand a timeוְעֵתto laugh;לִשְׂחוֹקa timeעֵתto mournסְפוֹדand a timeוְעֵתto dance;רְקוֹד
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Study it in the app“a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;”
There is a time for everything under heavenWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:4, word by word
- a timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- to weepבְכּוֹתvekot
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “vekot” appears- to laughשְׂחוֹקsechok
laugh
To burst into laughter because something pleases.
Where else “sechok” appears- to mournסְפוֹדsefod
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “sefod” appears- to danceרְקוֹדrekod
dance, leap
To leap: to jump, to skip, often for joy.
Where else “rekod” appears
The context
3a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build;
4 · This verse (above)
5a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to keep far from embracing;