"עת" meaning in Hebrew

See עת in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʕit/ (note: reconstructed Biblical), /ˈʕeːθ/ (note: Tiberian), [ˈʕeː.eθ] (note: Tiberian), /ˈʕeθ/ (note: Yemenite), [ˈʕeːθ] (note: Yemenite), /(ʔ)et/ [Modern-Israeli] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-עת.wav Forms: עֵת [canonical, feminine], et [romanization], עיתים [indefinite, plural], עִתִּים [indefinite, plural], עֵת־ [construct, singular], עיתי־ [construct, plural], עִתֵּי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Contracted from original עֵנֶת (ʿēneṯ, originally pronounced /ʿint-/); though Gesenius suggests relation with עַד (“until”) from original עֶדֶת (ʿeḏeṯ). Compare with Aramaic עַנְתָא (“time”) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt, “now”). Etymology templates: {{cog|arc|עַנְתָא|t=time}} Aramaic עַנְתָא (“time”), {{cog|uga|𐎓𐎐𐎚|t=now}} Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt, “now”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=עת|conswv=עֵת|g=f|pat=קֵטֶל|pl=עיתים|plcons=עיתי|plconsdwv=עִתֵּי|pldwv=עִתִּים|tr=et|wv=עֵת}} עֵת • (et) f (plural indefinite עיתים / עִתִּים, singular construct עֵת־, plural construct עיתי־ / עִתֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
  1. A time.
    Sense id: en-עת-he-noun-ltzpgD3S
  2. A period of time, a season, an era.
    Sense id: en-עת-he-noun-F2gtMp2P Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים, Hebrew terms in the pattern קֵטֶל, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים: 4 96 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קֵטֶל: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: כָּעֵת (ka'ét), כְּתַב עֵת (k'táv ét), לעיתים (l'itím) (english: sometimes), לְעִתִּים (l'itím) (english: sometimes), לְעֵת עַתָּה (l'et atá), מֵעֵת לְעֵת (me'et l'et), עיתון (itón) (english: newspaper), עִתּוֹן (itón) (english: newspaper)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ka'ét",
      "word": "כָּעֵת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "k'táv ét",
      "word": "כְּתַב עֵת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sometimes",
      "roman": "l'itím",
      "translation": "sometimes",
      "word": "לעיתים"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sometimes",
      "roman": "l'itím",
      "translation": "sometimes",
      "word": "לְעִתִּים"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "l'et atá",
      "word": "לְעֵת עַתָּה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "me'et l'et",
      "word": "מֵעֵת לְעֵת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "newspaper",
      "roman": "itón",
      "translation": "newspaper",
      "word": "עיתון"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "roman": "itón",
      "translation": "newspaper",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Contracted from original עֵנֶת (ʿēneṯ, originally pronounced /ʿint-/); though Gesenius suggests relation with עַד (“until”) from original עֶדֶת (ʿeḏeṯ).\nCompare with Aramaic עַנְתָא (“time”) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt, “now”).",
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      "form": "קֵטֶל",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עֵת",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
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        "romanization"
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "עִתִּים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "עֵת־",
      "links": [
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          "עת"
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    {
      "form": "עיתי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "עִתֵּי־",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "tr": "et",
        "wv": "עֵת"
      },
      "expansion": "עֵת • (et) f (plural indefinite עיתים / עִתִּים, singular construct עֵת־, plural construct עיתי־ / עִתֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "english": "To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; […]",
          "ref": "Tanach, Ecclesiastes 3:1–2, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "lakól z'mán v'ét l'khól-khéfets tákhat hashamáyim: et lalédet v'ét lamút et latá'at v'ét la'akór natúa:",
          "text": "לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ׃",
          "translation": "To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; […]",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "A time."
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        ]
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "parents": [],
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        "A period of time, a season, an era."
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        ],
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ],
        [
          "era",
          "era"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʕit/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʕeːθ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʕeː.eθ]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʕeθ/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʕeːθ]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ʔ)et/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "עֵט (et)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Wilhelm Gesenius"
  ],
  "word": "עת"
}
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    "Hebrew nouns",
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    "Hebrew terms with homophones",
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "ka'ét",
      "word": "כָּעֵת"
    },
    {
      "roman": "k'táv ét",
      "word": "כְּתַב עֵת"
    },
    {
      "english": "sometimes",
      "roman": "l'itím",
      "translation": "sometimes",
      "word": "לעיתים"
    },
    {
      "english": "sometimes",
      "roman": "l'itím",
      "translation": "sometimes",
      "word": "לְעִתִּים"
    },
    {
      "roman": "l'et atá",
      "word": "לְעֵת עַתָּה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "me'et l'et",
      "word": "מֵעֵת לְעֵת"
    },
    {
      "english": "newspaper",
      "roman": "itón",
      "translation": "newspaper",
      "word": "עיתון"
    },
    {
      "english": "newspaper",
      "roman": "itón",
      "translation": "newspaper",
      "word": "עִתּוֹן"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contracted from original עֵנֶת (ʿēneṯ, originally pronounced /ʿint-/); though Gesenius suggests relation with עַד (“until”) from original עֶדֶת (ʿeḏeṯ).\nCompare with Aramaic עַנְתָא (“time”) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt, “now”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "קֵטֶל",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עֵת",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et",
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    {
      "form": "עיתים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִתִּים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עֵת־",
      "links": [
        [
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          "עת"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עיתי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "עִתֵּי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
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      ]
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  ],
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        "cons": "עת",
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        "pl": "עיתים",
        "plcons": "עיתי",
        "plconsdwv": "עִתֵּי",
        "pldwv": "עִתִּים",
        "tr": "et",
        "wv": "עֵת"
      },
      "expansion": "עֵת • (et) f (plural indefinite עיתים / עִתִּים, singular construct עֵת־, plural construct עיתי־ / עִתֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations"
      ],
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          "ref": "Tanach, Ecclesiastes 3:1–2, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "lakól z'mán v'ét l'khól-khéfets tákhat hashamáyim: et lalédet v'ét lamút et latá'at v'ét la'akór natúa:",
          "text": "לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ׃",
          "translation": "To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; […]",
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        "A time."
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          "time"
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        "A period of time, a season, an era."
      ],
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        ],
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          "season",
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        ],
        [
          "era",
          "era"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʕit/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʕeːθ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʕeː.eθ]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʕeθ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʕeːθ]",
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      "homophone": "עֵט (et)"
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}

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