Ecclesiastes 3:6

Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

"A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;"

Word-by-Word Analysis

A

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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to

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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and a

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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to

אָסַף

ʼâçaph

H622

to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

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a

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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to

שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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and a

עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

623 occurrences View all →
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to

שָׁלַךְ

shâlak

H7993

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

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סוּר

çûwr

H5493

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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Key Terms in This Verse

lose H622

אָסַף ʼâçaph

to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

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get H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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keep H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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cast H7993

שָׁלַךְ shâlak

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

Study H6256 →
time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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away H5493

סוּר çûwr

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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Cross References

Matthew 19:29 cross-reference

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting ...

Psalm 112:9 cross-reference

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

2 Kings 5:26 cross-reference

And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and...

Ecclesiastes 11:1 cross-reference

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Acts 27:19 cross-reference

And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

Isaiah 2:20 cross-reference

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Jonah 1:5 cross-reference

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship;...

Acts 27:38 cross-reference

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

2 Kings 7:15 cross-reference

And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

Genesis 31:18 cross-reference

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

2 Kings 8:9 cross-reference

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent m...

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