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a timeעֵתto throw awayלְהַשְׁלִיךְstonesאֲבָנִיםand a timeוְעֵתto gatherכְּנוֹסstones;אֲבָנִיםa timeעֵתto embraceלַחֲבוֹקand a timeוְעֵתto keep farלִרְחֹקfrom embracing;מֵחַבֵּק
Ecclesiastes 3:5
Study it in the app“a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to keep far from embracing;”
There is a time for everything under heavenWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:5, word by word
- a timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- to throw awayהַשְׁלִיךְhashlich
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hashlich” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- to gatherכְּנוֹסkenos
gather
To gather: to bring people or things together in one place.
Where else “kenos” appears- to embraceחֲבוֹקchavok
embrace
Embrace.
Where else “chavok” appears- to keep farרְחֹקrechok
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “rechok” appears
The context
4a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
5 · This verse (above)
6a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;