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Ecclesiastes 3:1 in the Hebrew

Meaning word by word (Strong’s)

The verse

King James Version

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Bíblia Livre

Para todas as coisas há um tempo determinado, e todo propósito abaixo do céu tem seu tempo.

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Word by word

Each original-language term the verse translates, in the order of the King James Version, which carries a Strong’s number on each word. The meaning comes from the lexicon entry.

  1. זְמָןzᵉmânStrong H2165 →

    KJV renders it: time

    In this verse: “is a season”

  2. עֵתʻêthStrong H6256 →

    KJV renders it: time, times, season

    In this verse: “and a time”

  3. חֵפֶץchêphetsStrong H2656 →

    KJV renders it: pleasure, desire, delight

    In this verse: “to every purpose”

  4. שָׁמַיִםshâmayimStrong H8064 →

    KJV renders it: heaven, heavens, air

    In this verse: “under the heaven”

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