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Jeremiah 31:1
“At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עֵתʻêth · ayth
H6256 · Hebrew
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
- עֵ֤ת — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 296 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:11Genesis 18:10Genesis 18:14Genesis 21:22Genesis 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.
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.