Ecclesiastes 3:5
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
חָבַק
châbaq
to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
מָנַע
mânaʻ
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
φιλέω
philéō
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; ...
Key Terms in This Verse
φιλέω philéō
to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 (ἀγαπάω) is wider, embracing especially ...
Study G5368 →Cross References
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left...
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones...
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
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