A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.
בָּכָה , verb, bakha — to weep, bewail (value 27)
H1058,
בָּכָה bâkâh, baw-kaw'; a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan:—× at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, × more, mourn, × sore, × with tears, weep.to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears
(Qal)
to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)
to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)
to weep upon (embrace and weep)
to bewail
(Piel) participle
lamenting
bewailing
Used in 100 Verses, 25 Books 113  Occurrence Count
סָפַד , verb, safad — to wail, lament (value 144)
H5594,
סָפַד çâphad, saw-fad'; a primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail:—lament, mourn(-er), wail.to wail, lament, mourn
(Qal)
to wail, lament
wailers (participle)
(Niphal) to be lamented, be bewailed
Used in 30 Verses, 11 Books 32  Occurrence Count
עֵת , feminine noun, ʿeyt — time (value 470)
H6256,
עֵת ʻêth, ayth; from H5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:— after, (al-) ways, × certain, continually, evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.time
time (of an event)
time (usual)
experiences, fortunes
occurrence, occasion
Used in 258 Verses, 33 Books 295  Occurrence Count
רָקַד , verb, rakad — to skip about (value 304)
H7540,
רָקַד râqad, raw-kad'; a primitive root; properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy):—dance, jump, leap, skip.to skip about
(Qal) to skip about
(Piel) to dance, leap
(Hiphil) to make to skip
Used in 9 Verses, 7 Books 9  Occurrence Count
שָׂחַק , verb, sahak — to laugh (value 408)
H7832,
שָׂחַק sâchaq, saw-khak'; a primitive root; to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play:—deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.to laugh, play, mock
(Qal)
to laugh (usually in contempt or derision)
to sport, play
(Piel)
to make sport
to jest
to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing)
(Hiphil) to laugh mockingly
Used in 36 Verses, 13 Books 36  Occurrence Count
| Ecclesiastes 3:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| עֵ֤ת לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד׃ |
| Verse #17364 (Ch. #662) — 8 words, 28 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| A time |
H6256ʿeyt |
עֵת |
470 |
| to weep, |
H1058bakha |
בָּכָה |
27 |
| and a time |
H6256ʿeyt |
עֵת |
470 |
| to laugh; |
H7832sahak |
שָׂחַק |
408 |
| a time |
H6256ʿeyt |
עֵת |
470 |
| to mourn, |
H5594safad |
סָפַד |
144 |
| and a time |
H6256ʿeyt |
עֵת |
470 |
| to dance; |
H7540rakad |
רָקַד |
304 |
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