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1 Samuel 9:16

“To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עֵתʻêth · ayth
H6256 · Hebrew

Definition: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
Derivation: from H5703 (עַד);
KJV renderings: [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
Grammar: כָּ — preposition with definite article
עֵ֣ת — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
Code HRd/Ncbsa
Usage: Occurs 296 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:11 Genesis 18:10 Genesis 18:14 Genesis 21:22 Genesis 24:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֵת here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.