6256. eth

Strong's Lexicon

eth: Time, season

Original Word: עֵת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: `eth
Pronunciation: ayth
Phonetic Spelling: (ayth)
Definition: Time, season
Meaning: time, now, when

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be fixed or appointed

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2540 (kairos): Often used in the New Testament to denote an appointed time or season, similar to "eth" in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The Hebrew word "eth" primarily denotes a specific time or season. It is used to indicate an appointed time or a particular period in which events occur. This term can refer to both literal and figurative times, encompassing moments of joy, sorrow, work, rest, and divine appointments.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, time was often viewed in a cyclical manner, marked by agricultural seasons, religious festivals, and significant life events. The concept of "eth" reflects the understanding that life is composed of various appointed times, each with its own purpose and significance. This perspective is evident in the Hebrew calendar, which is structured around lunar months and agricultural cycles, and in the observance of the Sabbath and other holy days.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
probably from anah
Definition
time
NASB Translation
always* (1), appointed time (1), circumstances (1), continually* (1), interval* (1), mealtime* (1), now (3), period (1), season (10), some (1), time (226), timely (1), times (27), when (8), whenever (1), year (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֵת₂₉₇ noun feminine^{Amos 5:13} and (seldom, mostly late) masculine^{Ezra 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 + 5t.; 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 t.) with preposition: with בְּ (142 t.), especially הַהִוא ׳בָּע Genesis 21:22 (E) in that time, Genesis 38:1 (J), Numbers 22:4 (E), Deuteronomy 1:9 14t. Deuteronomy; הַהִיא ׳בָּע Joshua 5:2; Amos 5:13; Daniel 12:1 (twice in verse). + (69 t., not in P); הַזּאֹת ׳בָּע Esther 4:14, בָּעִתִּים הָהֵם2Chronicles 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 t.; compare ל

6, p. 516 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 t.; compare כ 1a, p. 453 above), הַזּאֹת ׳מָחָר כָּע Joshua 11:6 (JE) tomorrow about this time, usually מָחָר ׳כָּע (Kö^{Synt. 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 t.), מִן הָעֵת הַהִא Nehemiah 13:21, etc.; with עַד (12 t.), הַהִיא ׳עַדהָֿע Nehemiah 6:1 up to that time, מֵעֵת עַדעֵֿת Ezekiel 4:10,11 etc. (5 t. Daniel); with אלֿ, מֵעֵת אֶלעֵֿת 1 Chronicles 9:25.

b often construct defined by n.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, אַמְּךָ ׳בְּע Jeremiah 18:23 = מָּנְיךָ ׳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 v^b, Gie), etc.

d. followed by clause with finite verb (in poetry or late) Deuteronomy 32:35; Job 6:17; 2Chronicles 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 (v:a read עַתָּ בָּא Hi We Now and others); עֵת לַעֲשׂוֺת Psalm 119:126, compare Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 (26 t.); absolute כִּי עֵת Hosea 13:13 (Hi We and others; Gu^{Kau 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, מְּקֻדָּתָם ׳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 עֵת וּמִשְׁמָּט 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 (= מַּעַם), רַבּוֺת עִתִּים Nehemiah 9:28 great numbers of times (= very often).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

after, always, certain, continually, evening, long, due season, so long as,

From ad; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. -- + after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.

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Forms and Transliterations

בְּ֭עֵת בְּעִתִּ֥ים בְּעִתָּ֑ם בְּעִתָּ֥הּ בְּעִתָּֽם׃ בְּעִתּ֑וֹ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ בְּעִתּ֖וֹ בְּעִתּ֗וֹ בְּעִתּ֣וֹ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃ בְּעֵ֖ת בְּעֵ֛ת בְּעֵ֣ת בְּעֵ֤ת בְּעֵ֥ת בְּעֵ֥ת־ בְּעֵ֧ת בְּעֵת֙ בְּעֵת֩ בְּעֵת־ בְעִתּ֑וֹ בָּֽעֵת־ בָּעִתִּֽים׃ בָּעֵ֣ת בָּעֵ֤ת בָּעֵ֥ת בָּעֵ֨ת בָּעֵת֩ בָֽעֵת־ בעת בעת־ בעתה בעתו בעתו׃ בעתים בעתים׃ בעתם בעתם׃ הַעֵ֞ת הַעֵ֤ת הָֽעִתִּ֑ים הָֽעִתִּ֤ים הָעִתִּֽים׃ הָעֵ֗ת הָעֵ֣ת הָעֵת֙ העת העתים העתים׃ וְהָעִתִּ֗ים וְהָעֵ֣ת וְכָעֵ֕ת וְעֵ֖ת וְעֵ֣ת וְעֵ֥ת וְעֵֽת־ וְעֵת֙ וּבְעֵ֞ת וּבְעֵ֣ת וּבְעֵ֤ת וּבְעֵ֥ת וּבְעֵת֙ וּבְעֵת֩ וּבָעִתִּ֣ים וּבָעֵ֖ת וּבָעֵ֣ת וּבָעֵ֤ת וּבָעֵ֨ת וּכְעֵ֣ת וּכְעֵת֩ וּלְעִתִּ֥ים וּלְעֵ֥ת וּמֵעֵ֗ת וּמֵעֵת֙ ובעת ובעתים והעת והעתים וכעת ולעת ולעתים ומעת ועת ועת־ כְּעֵ֖ת כָּ֭עֵת כָּעֵ֗ת כָּעֵ֣ת כָּעֵ֣ת ׀ כָּעֵ֤ת ׀ כָּעֵ֥ת כָעֵ֤ת כעת לְעִתִּ֣ים לְעִתִּ֥ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת לְעֵ֖ת לְעֵ֣ת לְעֵ֣ת ׀ לְעֵ֥ת לְעֵ֪ת לְעֵֽת־ לְעֵת֙ לְעֵת֩ לְעֶת־ לַֽעִתִּ֔ים לעת לעת־ לעתות לעתים מֵעֵ֥ת מֵעֵ֬ת מעת עִתִּ֑ים עִתִּֽים׃ עִתֵּךְ֙ עִתֶּ֔יךָ עִתֶּֽךָ׃ עִתָּ֑הּ עִתָּ֔הּ עִתָּ֣ם עִתֹּתָ֑י עִתּ֗וֹ עֵ֑ת עֵ֕ת עֵ֖ת עֵ֗ת עֵ֚ת עֵ֛ת עֵ֣ת עֵ֤ת עֵ֥ת עֵ֨ת עֵ֨ת ׀ עֵ֭ת עֵֽת־ עֵֽת׃ עֵת֒ עֵת֙ עֶת־ עת עת־ עת׃ עתה עתו עתיך עתים עתים׃ עתך עתך׃ עתם עתתי ‘êṯ ‘eṯ- ‘êṯ- ‘it·tāh ‘it·tām ‘it·te·ḵā ‘it·têḵ ‘it·tîm ‘it·tō·ṯāy ‘it·tōw ‘ittāh ‘ittām ‘ittêḵ ‘itteḵā ‘ittîm ‘ittōṯāy ‘ittōw bā‘êṯ bā‘êṯ- ḇā‘êṯ- bā‘ittîm bā·‘êṯ bā·‘êṯ- ḇā·‘êṯ- bā·‘it·tîm baEt baitTim bə‘êṯ bə‘êṯ- bə‘ittāh bə‘ittām bə‘ittîm bə‘ittōw ḇə‘ittōw bə·‘êṯ bə·‘êṯ- bə·‘it·tāh bə·‘it·tām bə·‘it·tîm bə·‘it·tōw ḇə·‘it·tōw beEt beitTah beitTam beitTim beitTo chaEt et ha‘êṯ hā‘êṯ hā‘ittîm ha·‘êṯ hā·‘êṯ hā·‘it·tîm haEt haitTim itTah itTam itteCh itTecha itTeicha itTim itTo ittoTai kā‘êṯ ḵā‘êṯ kā·‘êṯ ḵā·‘êṯ kaEt kə‘êṯ kə·‘êṯ keEt la‘ittîm la·‘it·tîm laitTim lə‘êṯ lə‘eṯ- lə‘êṯ- lə‘ittîm lə‘ittōwṯ lə·‘êṯ lə·‘eṯ- lə·‘êṯ- lə·‘it·tîm lə·‘it·tō·wṯ leEt leitTim leitTot mê‘êṯ mê·‘êṯ meEt ū·ḇā·‘êṯ ū·ḇā·‘it·tîm ū·ḇə·‘êṯ ū·ḵə·‘êṯ ū·lə·‘êṯ ū·lə·‘it·tîm ū·mê·‘êṯ ūḇā‘êṯ ūḇā‘ittîm ūḇə‘êṯ ucheEt ūḵə‘êṯ ūlə‘êṯ ūlə‘ittîm uleEt uleitTim ūmê‘êṯ umeEt uvaEt uvaitTim uveEt vaet vechaEt veEt vehaEt vehaitTim veitTo wə‘êṯ wə‘êṯ- wə·‘êṯ wə·‘êṯ- wə·hā·‘êṯ wə·hā·‘it·tîm wə·ḵā·‘êṯ wəhā‘êṯ wəhā‘ittîm wəḵā‘êṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 8:11
HEB: אֵלָ֤יו הַיּוֹנָה֙ לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב וְהִנֵּ֥ה
INT: about the dove toward evening and behold

Genesis 18:10
HEB: אָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־
NAS: return to you at this time next year;
KJV: return unto thee according to the time of life;
INT: return to you time next and behold

Genesis 18:14
HEB: אָשׁ֥וּב אֵלֶ֛יךָ כָּעֵ֥ת חַיָּ֖ה וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה
NAS: to you, at this time next year,
KJV: I will return unto thee, according to the time of life,
INT: will return about time this and Sarah

Genesis 21:22
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
NAS: Now it came about at that time that Abimelech
KJV: And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech
INT: came time he spoke

Genesis 24:11
HEB: בְּאֵ֣ר הַמָּ֑יִם לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת
NAS: at evening time, the time
KJV: of water at the time of the evening,
INT: the well of water time evening the time

Genesis 24:11
HEB: לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת צֵ֥את הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃
NAS: time, the time when women go
KJV: of the evening, [even] the time that women go out
INT: time evening the time go to draw

Genesis 29:7
HEB: גָּד֔וֹל לֹא־ עֵ֖ת הֵאָסֵ֣ף הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה
NAS: day; it is not time for the livestock
KJV: day, neither [is it] time that the cattle
INT: high is not time to be gathered the livestock

Genesis 31:10
HEB: וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֵת֙ יַחֵ֣ם הַצֹּ֔אן
NAS: And it came about at the time when the flock
KJV: And it came to pass at the time that the cattle
INT: came the time were mating the flock

Genesis 38:1
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֥רֶד
NAS: And it came about at that time, that Judah
KJV: And it came to pass at that time, that Judah
INT: came time he departed

Genesis 38:27
HEB: וַיְהִ֖י בְּעֵ֣ת לִדְתָּ֑הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה
NAS: It came about at the time she was giving birth,
KJV: And it came to pass in the time of her travail,
INT: came the time was giving behold

Exodus 9:18
HEB: הִנְנִ֤י מַמְטִיר֙ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר בָּרָ֖ד
NAS: Behold, about this time tomorrow,
KJV: Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain
INT: behold will send time tomorrow hail

Exodus 18:22
HEB: הָעָם֮ בְּכָל־ עֵת֒ וְהָיָ֞ה כָּל־
NAS: at all times; and let it be that every
KJV: the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great
INT: the people all times it be that every

Exodus 18:26
HEB: הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־ עֵ֑ת אֶת־ הַדָּבָ֤ר
NAS: at all times; the difficult
KJV: the people at all seasons: the hard
INT: the people all times dispute the difficult

Leviticus 15:25
HEB: רַבִּ֗ים בְּלֹא֙ עֶת־ נִדָּתָ֔הּ א֥וֹ
NAS: days, not at the period of her menstrual
KJV: out of the time of her separation,
INT: many out the period of her menstrual or

Leviticus 16:2
HEB: יָבֹ֤א בְכָל־ עֵת֙ אֶל־ הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ
NAS: at any time into the holy
KJV: that he come not at all times into the holy
INT: enter any time into the holy

Leviticus 26:4
HEB: וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
NAS: you rains in their season, so that the land
KJV: you rain in due season, and the land
INT: shall give rains their season will yield the land

Numbers 22:4
HEB: מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמוֹאָ֖ב בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽוא׃
NAS: was king of Moab at that time.
KJV: of the Moabites at that time.
INT: was king of Moab time he

Numbers 23:23
HEB: קֶ֖סֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כָּעֵ֗ת יֵאָמֵ֤ר לְיַעֲקֹב֙
NAS: against Israel; At the proper time it shall be said
KJV: against Israel: according to this time it shall be said
INT: divination Israel time shall be said to Jacob

Deuteronomy 1:9
HEB: וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS: I spoke to you at that time, saying,
KJV: And I spake unto you at that time, saying,
INT: spoke to you time he saying

Deuteronomy 1:16
HEB: אֶת־ שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר
NAS: your judges at that time, saying,
KJV: your judges at that time, saying,
INT: charged your judges time he saying

Deuteronomy 1:18
HEB: וָאֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑וא אֵ֥ת
NAS: I commanded you at that time all
KJV: And I commanded you at that time all the things
INT: commanded time he all

Deuteronomy 2:34
HEB: כָּל־ עָרָיו֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙
NAS: his cities at that time and utterly destroyed
KJV: all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed
INT: all his cities time he and utterly

Deuteronomy 3:4
HEB: כָּל־ עָרָיו֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא לֹ֤א
NAS: his cities at that time; there was not a city
KJV: all his cities at that time, there was not a city
INT: all his cities time he not

Deuteronomy 3:8
HEB: וַנִּקַּ֞ח בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִוא֙ אֶת־
NAS: the land at that time from the hand
KJV: And we took at that time out
INT: took time he the land

Deuteronomy 3:12
HEB: הַזֹּ֛את יָרַ֖שְׁנוּ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑וא מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר
NAS: land at that time. From Aroer,
KJV: [which] we possessed at that time, from Aroer,
INT: we took time he Aroer

294 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6256
294 Occurrences

bā·‘êṯ — 61 Occ.
bā·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
bə·‘êṯ — 28 Occ.
bə·‘it·tāh — 1 Occ.
bə·‘it·tām — 2 Occ.
bə·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
bə·‘it·tōw — 11 Occ.
ḵā·‘êṯ — 1 Occ.
‘êṯ — 72 Occ.
ha·‘êṯ — 7 Occ.
hā·‘it·tîm — 3 Occ.
‘it·tāh — 2 Occ.
‘it·tām — 1 Occ.
‘it·têḵ — 1 Occ.
‘it·te·ḵā — 1 Occ.
‘it·te·ḵā — 1 Occ.
‘it·tîm — 2 Occ.
‘it·tōw — 1 Occ.
‘it·tō·ṯāy — 1 Occ.
kā·‘êṯ — 16 Occ.
kə·‘êṯ — 1 Occ.
la·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
lə·‘êṯ — 23 Occ.
lə·‘it·tîm — 2 Occ.
lə·‘it·tō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
mê·‘êṯ — 5 Occ.
ū·ḵə·‘êṯ — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·‘êṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mê·‘êṯ — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇā·‘êṯ — 9 Occ.
ū·ḇā·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·‘êṯ — 7 Occ.
ḇā·‘êṯ- — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵā·‘êṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·‘êṯ — 18 Occ.
wə·hā·‘êṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·‘it·tîm — 1 Occ.
ḇə·‘it·tōw — 1 Occ.