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1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

9 What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?

10 I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man canโ€™t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

13 Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

15 That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

16 Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

17 I said in my heart, โ€œGod will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.โ€

18 I said in my heart, โ€œAs for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

19 For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?โ€

22 Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

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Hebrew interlinear — Ecclesiastes 3:1–22 (272 words)
1
  1. ืœึทื›ึผึนึ–ืœlakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ื–ึฐืžึธึ‘ืŸzฤ•mฤnzman: an appointed occasionH2165
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึฐื›ึธืœlฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  5. ื—ึตึ–ืคึถืฅแธฅฤ“peแนฃchephets: pleasure; (hence, abstractly) desireH2656
  6. ืชึผึทึฅื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  7. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธืžึธึฝื™ึดืืƒhaลกลกฤmฤyimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
2
  1. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึธืœึถึ–ื“ึถืชlฤledetyalad: to bear young; (causatively) to begetH3205
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึธืžึ‘ื•ึผืชlฤmรปtmuwth: (literally or figuratively) to die; (causatively) to killH4191
  5. ืขึตึฃืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืœึธื˜ึทึ”ืขึทืชlฤแนญaสฟatnata`: (properly) to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)H5193
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึ–ืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืœึทืขึฒืงึฅื•ึนืจlaสฟฤƒqรดr`aqar: to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstringH6131
  9. ื ึธื˜ึฝื•ึผืขึทืƒnฤแนญรปaสฟnata`: (properly) to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)H5193
3
  1. ืขึตึคืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึทื”ึฒืจื•ึนื’ึ™lahฤƒrรดgharag: to smite with deadly intentH2026
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึดืจึฐืคึผึ”ื•ึนืlirpรดสพrapha': (properly) to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cureH7495
  5. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืœึดืคึฐืจึ–ื•ึนืฅliprรดแนฃparats: to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)H6555
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืœึดื‘ึฐื ึฝื•ึนืชืƒlibnรดtbanah: to build (literally and figuratively)H1129
4
  1. ืขึตึคืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึดื‘ึฐื›ึผื•ึนืชึ™libkรดtbakah: to weep; (generally) to bemoanH1058
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึดืฉื‚ึฐื—ึ”ื•ึนืงliล›แธฅรดqsachaq: to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); (by implication) to playH7832
  5. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืกึฐืคึ–ื•ึนื“sฤ•pรดdcaphad: (properly) to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief)H5594
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืจึฐืงึฝื•ึนื“ืƒrฤ•qรดdraqad: (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)H7540
5
  1. ืขึตึšืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึฐื”ึทืฉืึฐืœึดึฃื™ืšึฐlฤ•haลกlรฎkshalak: to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)H7993
  3. ืึฒื‘ึธื ึดึ”ื™ืสพฤƒbฤnรฎmeben: a stoneH68
  4. ื•ึฐืขึตึ–ืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  5. ื›ึผึฐื ึฃื•ึนืกkฤ•nรดskanac: to collect; (hence) to enfoldH3664
  6. ืึฒื‘ึธื ึดึ‘ื™ืสพฤƒbฤnรฎmeben: a stoneH68
  7. ืขึตึฃืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืœึทื—ึฒื‘ึ”ื•ึนืงlaแธฅฤƒbรดqchabaq: to clasp (the hands or in embrace)H2263
  9. ื•ึฐืขึตึ–ืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  10. ืœึดืจึฐื—ึนึฅืงlirแธฅลqrachaq: to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively...H7368
  11. ืžึตื—ึทื‘ึผึตึฝืงืƒmฤ“แธฅabbฤ“qchabaq: to clasp (the hands or in embrace)H2263
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  1. ืขึตึคืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึฐื‘ึทืงึผึตืฉืึ™lฤ•baqqฤ“ลกbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึฐืึทื‘ึผึตึ”ื“lฤ•สพabbฤ“dabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
  5. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืœึดืฉืึฐืžึ–ื•ึนืจliลกmรดrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืœึฐื”ึทืฉืึฐืœึดึฝื™ืšึฐืƒlฤ•haลกlรฎkshalak: to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)H7993
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  1. ืขึตึคืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึดืงึฐืจึ™ื•ึนืขึทึ™liqrรดสฟaqara`: to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)H7167
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึดืชึฐืคึผึ”ื•ึนืจlitpรดrtaphar: to sewH8609
  5. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืœึทื—ึฒืฉืึ–ื•ึนืชlaแธฅฤƒลกรดtchashah: to hush or keep quietH2814
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืœึฐื“ึทื‘ึผึตึฝืจืƒlฤ•dabbฤ“rdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
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  1. ืขึตึคืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  2. ืœึถึฝืึฑื”ึนื‘ึ™leสพฤ•hลbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  3. ื•ึฐืขึตึฃืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  4. ืœึดืฉื‚ึฐื ึนึ”ืliล›nลสพsane': to hate (personally)H8130
  5. ืขึตึฅืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ืžึดืœึฐื—ึธืžึธึ–ื”milแธฅฤmรขmilchamah: a battle (i.e. the engagement); (generally) war (i.e. warfare)H4421
  7. ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืชwฤ•สฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  8. ืฉืึธืœึฝื•ึนืืƒลกฤlรดmshalowm: safe; (figuratively) well, happy, friendlyH7965
9
  1. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. ื™ึผึดืชึฐืจื•ึนืŸึ™yitrรดnyithrown: preeminence, gainH3504
  3. ื”ึธึฝืขื•ึนืฉื‚ึถึ”ื”hฤสฟรดล›e`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. ื‘ึผึทืึฒืฉืึถึ–ืจbaสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  5. ื”ึฅื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  6. ืขึธืžึตึฝืœืƒสฟฤmฤ“l`amel: toiling; (concretely) a laborerH6001
10
  1. ืจึธืึดึฃื™ืชึดื™rฤสพรฎtรฎra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  2. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  3. ื”ึธึฝืขึดื ึฐื™ึธึ—ืŸhฤสฟinyฤn`inyan: bustle; (generally) employmentH6045
  4. ืึฒืฉืึถึจืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  5. ื ึธืชึทึงืŸnฤtannathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  6. ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ›ื™ืสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. ืœึดื‘ึฐื ึตึฅื™libnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  8. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ–ืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  9. ืœึทืขึฒื ึฅื•ึนืชlaสฟฤƒnรดt`anah: to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)H6031
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  1. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  2. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฅืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  3. ืขึธืฉื‚ึธึ–ื”สฟฤล›รข`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. ื™ึธืคึถึฃื”yฤpeyapheh: beautiful (literally or figuratively)H3303
  5. ื‘ึฐืขึดืชึผึ‘ื•ึนbฤ•สฟittรด`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  6. ื’ึผึทึคืgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  7. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  8. ื”ึธืขึนืœึธืึ™hฤสฟลlฤm`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  9. ื ึธืชึทึฃืŸnฤtannathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  10. ื‘ึผึฐืœึดื‘ึผึธึ”ืbฤ•libbฤmleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  11. ืžึดื‘ึผึฐืœึดึžื™mibbฤ•lรฎbliy: (properly) failure; nothing or destructionH1097
  12. ืึฒืฉืึถึงืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  13. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  14. ื™ึดืžึฐืฆึธึฃืyimแนฃฤสพmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  15. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ—ืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  16. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  17. ื”ึทึฝืžึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถึ›ื”hammaสฟฤƒล›ema`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  18. ืึฒืฉืึถืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  19. ืขึธืฉื‚ึธึฅื”สฟฤล›รข`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  20. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  21. ืžึตืจึนึฅืืฉืmฤ“rลลกro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
  22. ื•ึฐืขึทื“wฤ•สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  23. ืกึฝื•ึนืฃืƒsรดpcowph: a terminationH5490
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  1. ื™ึธื“ึทึ•ืขึฐืชึผึดื™yฤdaสฟtรฎyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. ื›ึผึดึ›ื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  3. ืึตึฅื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. ื˜ึ–ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. ื‘ึผึธึ‘ืbฤm
  6. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  7. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  8. ืœึดืฉื‚ึฐืžึ”ื•ึนื—ึทliล›mรดaแธฅsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
  9. ื•ึฐืœึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึฅื•ึนืชwฤ•laสฟฤƒล›รดt`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  10. ื˜ึ–ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  11. ื‘ึผึฐื—ึทื™ึผึธึฝื™ื•ืƒbฤ•แธฅayyฤywchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
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  1. ื•ึฐื’ึทึคืwฤ•gamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  3. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธืึ™hฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  4. ืฉืึถื™ึผึนืื›ึทึฃืœลกeyyลสพkalakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  5. ื•ึฐืฉืึธืชึธึ”ื”wฤ•ลกฤtรขshathah: to imbibe (literally or figuratively)H8354
  6. ื•ึฐืจึธืึธึฅื”wฤ•rฤสพรขra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  7. ื˜ึ–ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  8. ื‘ึผึฐื›ึธืœbฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  9. ืขึฒืžึธืœึ‘ื•ึนสฟฤƒmฤlรด`amal: toil, i.e. wearing effort; (hence) worry, wheth. of body or mindH5999
  10. ืžึทืชึผึทึฅืชmattatmattath: a presentH4991
  11. ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ืสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  12. ื”ึดึฝื™ืืƒhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
14
  1. ื™ึธื“ึทึ—ืขึฐืชึผึดื™yฤdaสฟtรฎyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. ื›ึผึดึ ื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  3. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. ืึฒืฉืึถึจืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  5. ื™ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถึคื”yaสฟฤƒล›e`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  6. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดื™ืึ™hฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  7. ื”ึšื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ื™ึดื”ึฐื™ึถึฃื”yihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  9. ืœึฐืขื•ึนืœึธึ”ืlฤ•สฟรดlฤm`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
  10. ืขึธืœึธื™ื•ึ™สฟฤlฤyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  11. ืึตึฃื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  12. ืœึฐื”ื•ึนืกึดึ”ื™ืฃlฤ•hรดsรฎpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  13. ื•ึผืžึดืžึผึถึ–ื ึผื•ึผรปmimmennรปmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  14. ืึตึฃื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  15. ืœึดื’ึฐืจึนึ‘ืขึทligrลaสฟgara`: to scrape off; (by implication) to shave, remove, lessen, withholdH1639
  16. ื•ึฐื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึฃื™ืwฤ•hฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  17. ืขึธืฉื‚ึธึ”ื”สฟฤล›รข`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  18. ืฉืึถื™ึผึดึฝืจึฐืึ–ื•ึผลกeyyirฤ•สพรปyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
  19. ืžึดืœึผึฐืคึธื ึธึฝื™ื•ืƒmillฤ•pฤnฤywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
15
  1. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. ืฉืึผึถึฝื”ึธื™ึธื”ึ™ลกehฤyฤhhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  3. ื›ึผึฐื‘ึธึฃืจkฤ•bฤrkbar: (properly) extent of time, i.e. a great whileH3528
  4. ื”ึ”ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  5. ื•ึทืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจwaสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  6. ืœึดื”ึฐื™ึ–ื•ึนืชlihyรดthayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  7. ื›ึผึฐื‘ึธึฃืจkฤ•bฤrkbar: (properly) extent of time, i.e. a great whileH3528
  8. ื”ึธื™ึธึ‘ื”hฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  9. ื•ึฐื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ืwฤ•hฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  10. ื™ึฐื‘ึทืงึผึตึฅืฉืyฤ•baqqฤ“ลกbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  11. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  12. ื ึดืจึฐื“ึผึธึฝืฃืƒnirdฤpradaph: to run after (usually with hostile intentH7291
16
  1. ื•ึฐืขึฅื•ึนื“wฤ•สฟรดd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
  2. ืจึธืึดึ–ื™ืชึดื™rฤสพรฎtรฎra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  3. ืชึผึทึฃื—ึทืชtaแธฅattachath: the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of...H8478
  4. ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึ‘ืžึถืฉืhaลกลกฤmeลกshemesh: the sun; (by implication) the eastH8121
  5. ืžึฐืงึคื•ึนืmฤ•qรดmmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  6. ื”ึทืžึผึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื˜ึ™hammiลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  7. ืฉืึธึฃืžึผึธื”ลกฤmmรขsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  8. ื”ึธืจึถึ”ืฉืึทืขhฤreลกaสฟresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  9. ื•ึผืžึฐืงึฅื•ึนืรปmฤ•qรดmmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  10. ื”ึทืฆึผึถึ–ื“ึถืงhaแนฃแนฃedeqtsedeq: the right (natural, moral or legal); (abstractly) equityH6664
  11. ืฉืึธึฅืžึผึธื”ลกฤmmรขsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  12. ื”ึธืจึธึฝืฉืึทืขืƒhฤrฤลกaสฟresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
17
  1. ืึธืžึทึคืจึฐืชึผึดึฝื™สพฤmartรฎamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. ืึฒื ึดื™ึ™สพฤƒniyaniy: IH589
  3. ื‘ึผึฐืœึดื‘ึผึดึ”ื™bฤ•libbรฎleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  5. ื”ึทืฆึผึทื“ึผึดื™ืงึ™haแนฃแนฃaddรฎqtsaddiyq: justH6662
  6. ื•ึฐืึถืชwฤ•สพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. ื”ึธึฃืจึธืฉืึธึ”ืขhฤrฤลกฤสฟrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  8. ื™ึดืฉืึฐืคึผึนึ–ื˜yiลกpลแนญshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
  9. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ‘ื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  10. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. ืขึตึฃืชสฟฤ“t`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
  12. ืœึฐื›ึธืœlฤ•kฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  13. ื—ึตึ”ืคึถืฅแธฅฤ“peแนฃchephets: pleasure; (hence, abstractly) desireH2656
  14. ื•ึฐืขึทึฅืœwฤ•สฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  15. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  16. ื”ึทึฝืžึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถึ–ื”hammaสฟฤƒล›ema`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  17. ืฉืึธึฝืืƒลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
18
  1. ืึธืžึทึคืจึฐืชึผึดึฝื™สพฤmartรฎamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. ืึฒื ึดื™ึ™สพฤƒniyaniy: IH589
  3. ื‘ึผึฐืœึดื‘ึผึดึ”ื™bฤ•libbรฎleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  5. ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึทืชึ™dibratdibrah: a reason, suit or styleH1700
  6. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  7. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ”ืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  8. ืœึฐื‘ึธืจึธึ–ืlฤ•bฤrฤmbarar: to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, selectH1305
  9. ื”ึธืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ‘ื™ืhฤสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  10. ื•ึฐืœึดืจึฐืึ•ื•ึนืชwฤ•lirสพรดtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  11. ืฉืึฐื”ึถืลกฤ•hemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  12. ื‘ึผึฐื”ึตืžึธึฅื”bฤ•hฤ“mรขbhemah: (properly) a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)H929
  13. ื”ึตึ–ืžึผึธื”hฤ“mmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  14. ืœึธื”ึถึฝืืƒlฤhemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
19
  1. ื›ึผึดื™ึฉkiykiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืžึดืงึฐืจึถึจื”miqremiqreh: something met with, i.e. an accident or fortuneH4745
  3. ื‘ึฐึฝื ึตื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึœืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  5. ื•ึผืžึดืงึฐืจึถึฃื”รปmiqremiqreh: something met with, i.e. an accident or fortuneH4745
  6. ื”ึทื‘ึผึฐื”ึตืžึธึ—ื”habbฤ•hฤ“mรขbhemah: (properly) a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)H929
  7. ื•ึผืžึดืงึฐืจึถึคื”รปmiqremiqreh: something met with, i.e. an accident or fortuneH4745
  8. ืึถื—ึธื“ึ™สพeแธฅฤdechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  9. ืœึธื”ึถึ”ืlฤhem
  10. ื›ึผึฐืžึฅื•ึนืชkฤ•mรดtmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194
  11. ื–ึถื”ึ™zehzeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  12. ื›ึผึตึฃืŸkฤ“nken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  13. ืžึฃื•ึนืชmรดtmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194
  14. ื–ึถึ”ื”zezeh: the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thatH2088
  15. ื•ึฐืจึฅื•ึผื—ึทwฤ•rรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  16. ืึถื—ึธึ–ื“สพeแธฅฤdechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  17. ืœึทื›ึผึนึ‘ืœlakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  18. ื•ึผืžื•ึนืชึทึจืจรปmรดtarmowthar: (literally) gain; (figuratively) superiorityH4195
  19. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึคืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  20. ืžึดืŸminmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  21. ื”ึทื‘ึผึฐื”ึตืžึธื”ึ™habbฤ•hฤ“mฤhbhemah: (properly) a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)H929
  22. ืึธึ”ื™ึดืŸสพฤyinayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  23. ื›ึผึดึฅื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  24. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึ–ืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  25. ื”ึธึฝื‘ึถืœืƒhฤbelhebel: emptiness or vanity; (figuratively) something transitory and unsatisfactoryH1892
20
  1. ื”ึทื›ึผึนึฅืœhakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ื”ื•ึนืœึตึ–ืšึฐhรดlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  3. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. ืžึธืงึฃื•ึนืmฤqรดmmaqowm: (properly) a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific)H4725
  5. ืึถื—ึธึ‘ื“สพeแธฅฤdechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  6. ื”ึทื›ึผึนืœึ™hakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  7. ื”ึธื™ึธึฃื”hฤyรขhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  8. ืžึดืŸminmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
  9. ื”ึถึฝืขึธืคึธึ”ืจheสฟฤpฤr`aphar: dust (as powdered or gray); (hence) clay, earth, mudH6083
  10. ื•ึฐื”ึทื›ึผึนึ–ืœwฤ•hakkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  11. ืฉืึธึฅื‘ลกฤbshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  12. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  13. ื”ึถืขึธืคึธึฝืจืƒheสฟฤpฤr`aphar: dust (as powdered or gray); (hence) clay, earth, mudH6083
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  1. ืžึดึฃื™mรฎmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
  2. ื™ื•ึนื“ึตึ—ืขึทyรดdฤ“aสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  3. ืจึšื•ึผื—ึทrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  4. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  5. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ”ืhฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  6. ื”ึธืขึนืœึธึฅื”hฤสฟลlรข`alah: to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount)H5927
  7. ื”ึดึ–ื™ืhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ืœึฐืžึธึ‘ืขึฐืœึธื”lฤ•mฤสฟฤ•lรขma`al: (properly) the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etcH4605
  9. ื•ึฐืจึ™ื•ึผื—ึทึ™wฤ•rรปแธฅaruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  10. ื”ึทื‘ึผึฐื”ึตืžึธึ”ื”habbฤ•hฤ“mรขbhemah: (properly) a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)H929
  11. ื”ึทื™ึผึนืจึถึฅื“ึถืชhayyลredetyarad: to descend; (literally) to go downwardsH3381
  12. ื”ึดึ–ื™ืhรฎสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  13. ืœึฐืžึทึฅื˜ึผึธื”lฤ•maแนญแนญรขmattah: downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixesH4295
  14. ืœึธืึธึฝืจึถืฅืƒlฤสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
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  1. ื•ึฐืจึธืึดึ—ื™ืชึดื™wฤ•rฤสพรฎtรฎra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  2. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  3. ืึตึฅื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  4. ื˜ื•ึนื‘ึ™แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. ืžึตืึฒืฉืึถึจืจmฤ“สพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  6. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืžึทึคื—yiล›maแธฅsamach: probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomeH8055
  7. ื”ึธืึธื“ึธืึ™hฤสพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  8. ื‘ึผึฐึฝืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึธึ”ื™ื•bฤ•maสฟฤƒล›ฤywma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  9. ื›ึผึดื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. ื”ึ–ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  11. ื—ึถืœึฐืงึ‘ื•ึนแธฅelqรดcheleq: (properly) smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentH2506
  12. ื›ึผึดึฃื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  13. ืžึดึคื™mรฎmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
  14. ื™ึฐื‘ึดื™ืึถึ™ื ึผื•ึผึ™yฤ•bรฎสพennรปbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  15. ืœึดืจึฐืึ”ื•ึนืชlirสพรดtra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  16. ื‘ึผึฐืžึถึ–ื”bฤ•memah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  17. ืฉืึถื™ึผึดื”ึฐื™ึถึฅื”ลกeyyihyehayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  18. ืึทื—ึฒืจึธึฝื™ื•ืƒสพaแธฅฤƒrฤywachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310

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Strong's words in Ecclesiastes 3 (6)
Strong's H6256 — ื•ึฐืขึตึฅืช (wฤ•สฟฤ“t)
`eth (ayth) n-f. 1. time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc [from H5703] KJV: + after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when. Root(s): H5703. Appears 31 times in Ecclesiastes 3.
Strong's H3605 — ืœึทื›ึผึนึ–ืœ (lakkลl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 13 times in Ecclesiastes 3.
Strong's H120 — ื”ึธืึธื“ึธึ–ื (hฤสพฤdฤm)
adam (aw-dawm') n-m. 1. ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) [from H119] KJV: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person. Root(s): H119. Appears 8 times in Ecclesiastes 3.
Strong's H430 — ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ›ื™ื (สพฤ•lลhรฎm)
elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 8 times in Ecclesiastes 3.
Strong's H1961 — ื™ึดื”ึฐื™ึถึฃื” (yihye)
hayah (haw-yaw) v. 1. to exist 2. to be or become 3. to come into being, i.e. to happen, to occur (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) [a primitive root] KJV: beacon, X altogether, be. Appears 6 times in Ecclesiastes 3.
Strong's H6213 — ื”ึธึฝืขื•ึนืฉื‚ึถึ”ื” (hฤสฟรดล›e)
`asah (aw-saw') v. 1. to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) [a primitive root] KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.. Appears 6 times in Ecclesiastes 3.

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“Nothing is without stages of growth: all things await their season. In short, the Preacher says, โ€œA time to everything.โ€ Look how creation itself advances little by little to fruitfulness.”

What the Early Church wrote about Ecclesiastes 3 (4)

  • “A time to weep, when it is the time of suffering; as when the Lord also says, "Verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament." But to laugh, as concerns the resurrection: "For your sorrow," He says, "shall be turned into joy."”

    — Dionysius of Alexandria (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 3:4

  • “"A time to speak, when there are hearers who receive the word; but a time to keep silence, when the hearers pervert the word; as Paul says: \"A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject.\"”

    — Dionysius of Alexandria (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 3:7

  • “For Providence cares not only for the useful but also for the seasonable and beautiful.”

    — Dionysius of Alexandria (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 3:11

  • “For this present time is filled with all things that are most contrary to each otherโ€” births and deaths, the growth of plants and their uprooting, cures and killings, the building up and the pulling down of houses, weeping and laughing, mourning and dancing. At this moment a m...”

    — Gregory of Neocaesarea (3rd century) on Ecclesiastes 3:1

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