Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 3:7
7a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a time | עֵ֤ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| to tear | לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ | liq·rō·w·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7167 tear |
| and a time | וְעֵ֣ת | wə·‘êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| to mend | לִתְפּ֔וֹר | liṯ·pō·wr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8609 sew together |
| a time | עֵ֥ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| to be silent | לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת | la·ḥă·šō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2814 be silent, inactive, still |
| and a time | וְעֵ֥ת | wə·‘êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּֽר׃ | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 7:5 · Amos 5:13 · Esther 4:13–14 · Lamentations 3:28 · Acts 4:20 · Proverbs 31:8–9 · Esther 7:4 · Proverbs 24:11–12 · Joel 2:13 · Job 32:4–22 · 1 Samuel 25:24–44 · Luke 19:37–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.