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Job 6:17

“What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.” (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: בְּ֭ — preposition
עֵת — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
Code HR/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 16 Verse 18

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.