Ecclesiastes 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 3:17 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/כֹּ֖לlakōl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

זְמָ֑ןzəmān

seasonnounH2165

time

וְ/עֵ֥תwəʿēt

waysconjH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

לְ/כָלləkāl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

חֵ֖פֶץḥēpeṣ

acceptablenounH2656

delight · desire · things desired · matter ···

תַּ֥חַתtaḥat

aspronH8478

beneath · flat · in · place ···

הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִםhašāmāyim

heavenparticleH8064

astrologer · heaven

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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