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Lexicon :: Strong's H6256 - ʿēṯ

Aa
עֵת
Transliteration
ʿēṯ
Pronunciation
ayth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1650b

Strong’s Definitions

עֵת ʻêth, ayth; from H5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:— after, (al-) ways, × certain, continually, evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 296x

The KJV translates Strong's H6256 in the following manner: time (257x), season (16x), when (7x), always (4x), eveningtide (with H6153) (2x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 296x
The KJV translates Strong's H6256 in the following manner: time (257x), season (16x), when (7x), always (4x), eveningtide (with H6153) (2x), miscellaneous (10x).
  1. time

    1. time (of an event)

    2. time (usual)

    3. experiences, fortunes

    4. occurrence, occasion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵת ʻêth, ayth; from H5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:— after, (al-) ways, × certain, continually, evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
STRONGS H6256: Abbreviations
עֵת 297 noun feminineAmos 5:13 and (seldom, mostly late) masculineEzra 10:14 time (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician עת; Assyrian inu, ittu, time; Talmud עַנְתָּא; clearly from a √ ענה, but doubtful whether I. ע׳); — absolute ע׳ Hosea 10:12 +, construct ע׳ Genesis 24:12 + עֶתֿ Leviticus 15:25 + 5 times; suffix עִתּוֺ Hosea 2:11 +, etc.; plural, late, עִתִּים 1 Chronicles 12:32 +, suffix עִתֶּיךָ, Isaiah 33:6; עִתּוֺת Psalm 9:10; Psalm 10:1, suffix עִתֹּתָ֑י Psalm 31:16; — ע׳ only twice P, once H; —
1. time of an event, etc.:
a. usually (213 times) with preposition: with בְּ (142 times), especially הַהִוא בָּע׳ Genesis 21:22 (E) in that time, Genesis 38:1 (J), Numbers 22:4 (E), Deuteronomy 1:9 + 14 times Deuteronomy; הַהִיא בָּע׳ Joshua 5:2; Amos 5:13; Daniel 12:1 (twice in verse). + (69 times, not in P); הַזּאֹת בָּע׳ Esther 4:14, בָּעִתִּים הָהֵם 2 Chronicles 15:5; Daniel 11:14; בְּכָלעֵֿת at all times Exodus 18:22, 26 (E), Leviticus 16:2 (P) Psalm 34:2 +; = continually Proverbs 8:30, בְּכָלעֵֿת אֲשֶׁר Esther 5:13 as long as I see Mordecai; with לְ (31 times; compare ל 6 above), 2 Samuel 11:1 + at the time, but Ezekiel 12:27 for distant times, compare לְעֵת כָּזֹאת Esther 4:14, etc.; with כְּ (21 times; compare כ 1a above), הַזּאֹת מָחָר כָּע׳ Joshua 11:6 (JE) tomorrow about this time, usually מָחָר כָּע׳ (KöSynt. 401 o) Exodus 9:18 (J), 1 Samuel 9:16 (compare Dr), 1 Samuel 20:12; 1 Kings 19:2; 1 Kings 20:6; 2 Kings 7:1, 18; 2 Kings 10:6†; כָּעֵת חַיָה; † כָּעֵת הָרִאשׁוֺן Isaiah 8:23 at the former time; כָּעֵת alone Numbers 23:23 (JE) at this time = now (probably, compare Di), Judges 13:23; Judges 21:22†, etc.; with מִן (8 times), מִן הָעֵת הַהִא Nehemiah 13:21, etc.; with עַד (12 times), הַהִיא עַדהָֿע׳ Nehemiah 6:1 up to that time, מֵעֵת עַדעֵֿת Ezekiel 4:10, 11 etc. (5 times Daniel); with אלֿ, מֵעֵת אֶלעֵֿת 1 Chronicles 9:25.
b. often construct defined by noun following: בְּעֵת צָהֳרָ֑יִם Jeremiah 20:16, לְעֵת (הָ)עֶרֶב 2 Samuel 11:12; Genesis 8:11; Genesis 24:11 (both J), Isaiah 17:14; Zechariah 14:7; עַדעֵֿת הָעָ֑רֶב Joshua 8:29 (JE), כְּעֵת מִנְחַת עֶרֶב Daniel 9:21, redundantly לְעֶתיֿוֺם בְּיוֺם 1 Chronicles 12:22, (ה)קָצִיר ע׳ Jeremiah 50:16; Jeremiah 51:33, הַוָּמִיר ע׳ Songs 2:12, וִקְנָה ע׳ 1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 15:23; Psalm 71:9, אַפְּךָ בְּע׳ Jeremiah 18:23 = פָּנֶיךָ לְע׳ Psalm 21:10 (of anger), לְעִתּוֺת בַּצָּרָה Psalm 9:10; Psalm 10:1 at time destitution (see בַּצָּרָה), etc.
c. followed by infinitive בּוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לְע׳ Joshua 10:27 (JE), 2 Chronicles 18:34, קָרְאָם בְּע׳ Jeremiah 11:14a (read בְּעֵת also Jeremiah 11:14b, Gie), etc.
d. followed by clause with finite verb (in poetry or late) Deuteronomy 32:35; Job 6:17; 2 Chronicles 20:22; 24:11; 29:27 + (compare 2c).
2.
a. = usual time: צֵאת לְע׳ 2 Samuel 11:1 at time of kings' going forth = 1 Chronicles 20:1; בְּעֵת יַחֵם Genesis 31:10; עֵת לֶדֶת Job 39:1, 2.
b. proper, suitable time: rain בְּעִתּוֺ Deuteronomy 11:14 Jeremiah 5:24 +, compare Leviticus 26:4 (H), also Psalm 1:3; Psalm 104:27; Psalm 145:15; Proverbs 15:23; Isaiah 60:22; Ecclesiastes 3:11 עֵת מִלְחָמָה Ecclesiastes 3:8; שָׁלוֺם ע׳ Ecclesiastes 3:8; followed by infinitive Hosea 10:12, הַעֵת לָקַחַת 2 Kings 5:26 is it a time to take money? Haggai 1:4, עֶתבֵּֿית לְהִבָּנוֺת י׳ Haggai 1:2 (Haggai 1:2a read עַתָּ בָּא Hi We Now and others); עֵת לַעֲשׂוֺת Psalm 119:126, compare Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 (26 times); absolute כִּי עֵת Hosea 13:13 (Hi We and others; GuKau gives עַתָּ; > Now כָּעֵת); absolute with negative Job 22:16; Ecclesiastes 7:17; hence (late) יוֺדְעֵי בִינָה לָעִתִּים 1 Chronicles 12:32, יִדְעֵי הָעִתִּים Esther 1:13 i.e. astrologers, etc.
c. appointed time, בְּעֵת תֵּת וגו׳ 1 Samuel 18:19 at the appointed time of giving, Ezekiel 7:7, 12; Isaiah 13:22, פְּקֻדָּתָם ע׳ Jeremiah 8:12; Jeremiah 10:15 = Jeremiah 51:18; Jeremiah 46:21; Jeremiah 50:27 compare (with finite verb) Jeremiah 6:15; Jeremiah 49:8; Jeremiah 50:31, אַרְצוֺ ע׳ Jeremiah 27:7, גּוֺיִם ע׳ Ezekiel 30:3,לְעִתִּים מְזֻמָּנִים Ezra 10:14; Nehemiah 10:35 compareNehemiah 13:31; מוֺעֵד עַדעֿ׳ 2 Samuel 24:15; Psalm 103:14 (|| מוֺעֵד), etc.; compare וּמִשְׁפָּט עֵת Ecclesiastes 8:5, 6 (for time of judgment),עִתּוֺ Ecclesiastes 9:12; especially לְעֵת קֵץ Daniel 8:7; compare Daniel 11:35, 40; Daniel 12:4, 9, עֲוֺן קֵץ כְּע׳ Ezekiel 21:30; Ezekiel 21:34; compare Ezekiel 35:5; לְקֵץ הָעִתִּים Daniel 11:13.
d. as uncertain עֵת וָפֶגַע Ecclesiastes 9:11.
3. = experiences, fortunes, plural אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּיךָ Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 31:16; הָעִתִּים אֲשֶׁר עָֽבְרוּ עָלָיו 1 Chronicles 29:30
† 4. occurrence, occasions (= פַּעַם), רַבּוֺת עִתִּים Nehemiah 9:28 great numbers of times (= very often).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:11; 21:22; 24:11; 24:12; 31:10; 38:1

Exodus

9:18; 18:22; 18:26

Leviticus

15:25; 16:2; 26:4

Numbers

22:4; 23:23

Deuteronomy

1:9; 11:14; 32:35

Joshua

5:2; 8:29; 10:27; 11:6

Judges

13:23; 21:22

1 Samuel

9:16; 18:19; 20:12

2 Samuel

11:1; 11:1; 11:12; 24:15

1 Kings

11:4; 15:23; 19:2; 20:6

2 Kings

5:26; 7:1; 7:18; 10:6

1 Chronicles

9:25; 12:22; 12:32; 12:32; 20:1; 29:30

2 Chronicles

15:5; 18:34; 20:22; 24:11; 29:27

Ezra

10:14; 10:14

Nehemiah

6:1; 9:28; 10:35; 13:21

Esther

1:13; 4:14; 4:14; 5:13

Job

6:17; 22:16; 39:1; 39:2

Psalms

1:3; 9:10; 9:10; 10:1; 10:1; 21:10; 31:16; 31:16; 34:2; 71:9; 103:14; 104:27; 119:126; 145:15

Proverbs

8:30; 15:23

Ecclesiastes

3:2; 3:3; 3:4; 3:5; 3:6; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:11; 7:17; 8:5; 8:6; 9:11; 9:12

Song of Songs

2:12

Isaiah

13:22; 17:14; 33:6; 33:6; 60:22

Jeremiah

5:24; 6:15; 8:12; 10:15; 11:14; 11:14; 18:23; 20:16; 27:7; 46:21; 49:8; 50:16; 50:27; 50:31; 51:18; 51:33

Ezekiel

4:10; 4:11; 7:7; 7:12; 12:27; 21:30; 30:3; 35:5

Daniel

8:7; 9:21; 11:13; 11:14; 11:35; 11:40; 12:1; 12:4; 12:9

Hosea

2:11; 10:12; 10:12; 13:13

Amos

5:13; 5:13

Haggai

1:2; 1:2; 1:4

Zechariah

14:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6256 matches the Hebrew עֵת (ʿēṯ),
which occurs 296 times in 258 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 6 (2Ch 35:17–Pro 8:30)

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:17 -

The Israelites who were present in Judah also observed the Passover at that time and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:34 -

Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 -

“But there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We don’t have the stamina to stay out in the open. This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for we have rebelled terribly in this matter.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:14 -

“Let our leaders represent the entire assembly. Then let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each town, in order to avert the fierce anger of our God concerning[fn] this matter.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:22 -

At that time, I also said to the people, “Let everyone and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:1 -

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it ​— ​though at that time I had not installed the doors in the city gates ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 -

So you handed them over to their enemies,

who oppressed them.

In their time of distress, they cried out to you,

and you heard from heaven.

In your abundant compassion

you gave them deliverers, who rescued them

from the power of their enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:28 -

But as soon as they had relief,

they again did what was evil in your sight.

So you abandoned them to the power of their enemies,

who dominated them.

When they cried out to you again,

you heard from heaven and rescued them

many times in your compassion.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:34 -

We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our ancestral families[fn] at the appointed times each year. They are to bring the wood to our God’s house to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:21 -

but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I’ll use force[fn] against you.” After that they did not come again on the Sabbath.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:31 -

I also arranged for the donation of wood at the appointed times and for the firstfruits.

Remember me, my God, with favor.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:13 -

The king consulted the wise men who understood the times,[fn] for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:14 -

“If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:13 -

“Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate all the time.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 -

On the twenty-third day of the third month  ​— ​that is, the month Sivan ​— ​the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai commanded for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:26 -

You will approach the grave in full vigor,

as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:17 -

The wadis evaporate in warm weather;

they disappear from their channels in hot weather.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:16 -

They were snatched away before their time,

and their foundations were washed away by a river.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 -

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment?

Why do those who know him never see his days?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:10 -

Will he delight in the Almighty?

Will he call on God at all times?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 -

which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,

for the day of warfare and battle?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:32 -

Can you bring out the constellations[fn] in their season

and lead the Bear[fn] and her cubs?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:1 -

Do you know when mountain goats give birth?

Have you watched the deer in labor?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:2 -

Can you count the months they are pregnant[fn]

so you can know the time they give birth?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:18 -

When she proudly[fn] spreads her wings,

she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:3 -

He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams[fn]

that bears its fruit in its season,

and its leaf does not wither.

Whatever he does prospers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:7 -

You have put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 -

The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted,

a refuge in times of trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 -

LORD,[fn][fn] why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide in times of trouble?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:5 -

His ways are always secure;[fn]

your lofty judgments have no effect on him;[fn]

he scoffs at all his adversaries.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:9 -

You will make them burn

like a fiery furnace when you appear;

the LORD will engulf them in his wrath,

and fire will devour them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:15 -

The course of my life is in your power;

rescue me from the power of my enemies

and from my persecutors.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:6 -

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately.[fn]

When great floodwaters come,

they will not reach him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:1 -

I will bless the LORD at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 -

They will not be disgraced in times of adversity;

they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 -

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD,

their refuge in a time of distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:8 -

Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.

God is our refuge.Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:13 -

But as for me, LORD,

my prayer to you is for a time of favor.

In your abundant, faithful love, God,

answer me with your sure salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:9 -

Don’t discard me in my old age.

As my strength fails, do not abandon me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:15 -

Those who hate the LORD

would cower to him;

their doom would last forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13 -

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,

for it is time to show favor to her —

the appointed time has come.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:27 -

All of them wait for you

to give them their food at the right time.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 -

Until the time his prediction came true,

the word of the LORD tested him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 -

How happy are those who uphold justice,

who practice righteousness at all times.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 -

I am continually overcome

with longing for your judgments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:126 -

It is time for the LORD to act,

for they have violated your instruction.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15 -

All eyes look to you,

and you give them their food at the proper time.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 -

A loving deer, a graceful doe[fn] —

let her breasts always satisfy you;

be lost in her love forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:14 -

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart;

he stirs up trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:30 -

“I was a skilled craftsman[fn] beside him.

I was his[fn] delight every day,

always rejoicing before him.


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