Ecclesiastes 3:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 3:48 words

HebrewMeaning

עֵ֤תʿēt

a timenounH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

לִ/בְכּוֹת֙libəkwōt

to weeppronH1058

at all · complain · make lamentation · more ···

וְ/עֵ֣תwəʿēt

and a timeconjH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

לִ/שְׂח֔וֹקliśəḥwōq

to laughpronH7832

have in derision · laugh · make merry · mock ···

עֵ֥תʿēt

a timenounH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

סְפ֖וֹדsəpwōd

to mournverbH5594

mourn · wail

וְ/עֵ֥תwəʿēt

and a timeconjH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

רְקֽוֹדrəqwōd

to danceverbH7540

jump · leap · skip

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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