וְ/עֵ֣ת

𐤅/𐤏𐤕

veet

from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.

H6256

Ecclesiastes 3:2 · Word #3

Lexicon H6256

Lemmaעֵת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤕
Transliterationʻêth
Strong'sH6256

Morphology HC/Ncbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6256-35

and (the very)

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ ("and") + particle אֵת (definite direct-object marker); indeclinable particle with no gender or number; functions syntactically to mark a definite direct object.
Rendering RationaleThe form וְאֵת consists of the conjunction וְ ("and") attached to אֵת, the definite direct-object marker. While אֵת is often untranslated in English, its likely connection to אוֹת ("sign, mark") points to the sense of marking or identifying the definite entity. Rendering it as "and (the very)" preserves both the conjunction and the function of highlighting the specific, marked object of the verb.

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Words from Root אות (sign, mark, token, indicator, selfsame entity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H852-01 ataya the sign-marks
H852-02 atin portent-signs
H852-03 atohi his signs

Word Usage (296 occurrences of H6256)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 8:11 לְ/עֵ֣ת leet toward
Genesis 18:10 כָּ/עֵ֣ת kaet at this time
Genesis 18:14 כָּ/עֵ֥ת kaet according to the time