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a timeעֵתto tearלִקְרוֹעַand a timeוְעֵתto sew;לִתְפּוֹרa timeעֵתto keep silentלַחֲשׁוֹתand a timeוְעֵתto speak;לְדַבֵּר
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Study it in the app“a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak;”
There is a time to be silent and a time to speakThe TongueThere is a time for everything under heavenWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:7, word by word
- a timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- to tearקְרוֹעַkeroa
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “keroa” appears- to sewתְפּוֹרtepor
sew
Sew.
Where else “tepor” appears- to keep silentחֲשׁוֹתchashot
be silent, be still
Be silent, keep still without doing anything.
Where else “chashot” appears- to speakדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears
The context
6a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;
7 · This verse (above)
8a time to love and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace.