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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 his name, unto this day.” (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: בָּ — 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.

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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.