Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:6

⁶a time to search and a time to count as lost,

a time to keep and a time to discard,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a time	עֵ֤ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to search	לְבַקֵּשׁ֙	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
and a time	וְעֵ֣ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to count as lost	לְאַבֵּ֔ד	lə·’ab·bêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
a time	עֵ֥ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to keep	לִשְׁמ֖וֹר	liš·mō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
and a time	וְעֵ֥ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to discard	לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃	lə·haš·lîḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7993 throw, fling, cast

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.