Ecclesiastes 3:8

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A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;	A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.	What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A time^H6256 to love^H157, and a time^H6256 to hate^H8130; a time^H6256 of war^H4421, and a time^H6256 of peace^H7965.

Original Hebrew

עֵת לֶאֱהֹב וְעֵת לִשְׂנֹא עֵת מִלְחָמָה וְעֵת שָׁלֹום׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
עֵ֤ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsa	a time
לֶֽ/אֱהֹב֙	le./'e.Ho	H157	HR/Vqc	to/ love
וְ/עֵ֣ת	ve./'Et	H6256	HC/Ncbsa	and/ a time
לִ/שְׂנֹ֔א	li/s.No'	H8130	HR/Vqc	to/ hate
עֵ֥ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsc	a time of
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HNcfsa	warfare
וְ/עֵ֥ת	ve./'Et	H6256	HC/Ncbsc	and/ a time of
שָׁלֽוֹם	sha.Lom	H7965	HNcmsa	peace

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
H7965 — שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm, shaw-lome'): or שָׁלֹם; from שָׁלַם; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace; [idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] wholly.
H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

a time of war — Genesis 14:14-17, Joshua 8:1-29, Joshua 11:23, 2 Samuel 10:6-19, 1 Kings 5:4, 2 Chronicles 20:1-29, 2 Chronicles 20:30
a time to hate — 2 Chronicles 19:2, Luke 14:26, Revelation 2:2
time to love — Psalms 139:21, Ezekiel 16:8, Ephesians 3:19, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:28-29, Titus 2:4

Reciprocal references (1): 2 Samuel 11:1

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