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Hebrew
Pronunciation
Noun
עֵת • (et) f (plural indefinite עיתים / עִתִּים, singular construct עֵת־, plural construct עיתי / עִתֵּי־)
- A time.
Tanach, Ecclesiastes 3:1–2, with translation of the King James Version:לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ׃- lakól z'mán v'ét l'khól-khéfets tákhat hashamáyim: et lalédet v'ét lamút et latá'at v'ét la'akór natúa:
- To every a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up planted;
- A period of time, a season, an era.
Usage notes
- In current usage, the plural forms are commonly written either with or without a yud in the first syllable: both עיתים and עתים are common. In historical usage, only עתים is common.
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