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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Ecclesiastes 3:5 - Embracing
Ecclesiastes 3:5 - A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A time | H6256 | עֵת |
[Noun Feminine] {time} especially (adverbially with preposition) {now} {when } etc. |
| to cast away | H7993 | שָׁלַךְ |
[Verb] to throw {out} down or away (literally or figuratively) |
| stones | H68 | אֶבֶן |
[Noun Feminine] a stone |
| and a time | H6256 | עֵת |
[Noun Feminine] {time} especially (adverbially with preposition) {now} {when } etc. |
| to gather stones | H68 | אֶבֶן |
[Noun Feminine] a stone |
| together | H3664 | כָּנַס |
[Verb] to collect; {hence} to enfold |
| a time | H6256 | עֵת |
[Noun Feminine] {time} especially (adverbially with preposition) {now} {when } etc. |
| to embrace | H2263 | חָבַק |
[Verb] to clasp (the hands or in embrace) |
| and a time | H6256 | עֵת |
[Noun Feminine] {time} especially (adverbially with preposition) {now} {when } etc. |
| to refrain | H7368 | רָחַק |
[Verb] to widen (in any {direction}) that {is} (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or {figuratively} of place or relation) |
| from embracing | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.