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a timeעֵתto seekלְבַקֵּשׁand a timeוְעֵתto lose;לְאַבֵּדa timeעֵתto keepלִשְׁמוֹרand a timeוְעֵתto throw away;לְהַשְׁלִיךְ
Ecclesiastes 3:6
Study it in the app“a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;”
There is a time for everything under heavenWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:6, word by word
- a timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- to seekבַקֵּשׁvakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vakesh” appears- to loseאַבֵּדabed
be lost
To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.
Where else “abed” appears- to keepשְׁמוֹרshemor
preserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “shemor” appears- to throw awayהַשְׁלִיךְhashlich
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hashlich” appears
The context
5a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to keep far from embracing;
6 · This verse (above)
7a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak;