עֵת et

Hebrew word for “time” · Strong’s H6256 · used 296 times in 258 verses

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Meaning

1) time; 1a) time (of an event); 1b) time (usual); 1c) experiences, fortunes; 1d) occurrence, occasion

How it is translated

Glosses given for et in context, with how often each is used:

• time 235
• times 18
• appropriate time 17
• about this time 11
• about the time 9
• will be a time 2
• ¿ a time 1
• more than a time 1
• like the time 1
• ¿ does a time 1

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Ecclesiastes 3 (10), Deuteronomy 3 (6), Daniel 11 (6), Jeremiah 50 (5), Jeremiah 8 (4), Daniel 12 (4), Deuteronomy 1 (3), Joshua 11 (3), Judges 21 (3), Job 39 (3)

Forms

• בעת 90
• עת 72
• לעת 24
• כעת 18
• ועת 18
• ובעת 16
• בעתו 12
• העת 7
• מעת 5
• וכעת 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with et more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עַד ad “till” 30
• קֵץ qets “end” 11
• צָרָה tsarah “distress” 11
• רַע ra “bad” 17
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 19
• רַב rav “many” 15
• הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 15
• יָדַע yada “to know” 17
• מָחָר machar “tomorrow” 9
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 16
• עָמַד amad “to stand” 14
• הֶם hem “them” 17

Key verses

The verses using et that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
• Deuteronomy 10:8 — At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in…
• Deuteronomy 32:35 — To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon…
• 2 Samuel 11:2 — And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman…
• Psalms 1:3 — And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he…
• Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of…
• Jeremiah 3:17 — At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither…
• Jeremiah 31:1 — At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Jeremiah 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
• Jeremiah 50:4 — In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go,…
• Daniel 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks,…
• Daniel 12:1 — And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.