Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:8

⁸a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a time	עֵ֤ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to love	לֶֽאֱהֹב֙	le·’ĕ·hōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H157 love
and a time	וְעֵ֣ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to hate	לִשְׂנֹ֔א	liś·nō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8130 hate
a time	עֵ֥ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
for war	מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and a time	וְעֵ֥ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
for peace	שָׁלֽוֹם׃ס	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.