עת

See also: עט

Hebrew

Root
ע־ת־ת (ʿ-t-t)

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕit/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕeːθ/, [ˈʕeː.eθ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕeθ/, [ˈʕeːθ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)et/

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• Homophone: עֵט (et)

Noun

עֵת • (et) f (plural indefinite עיתים / עִתִּים, singular construct עֵת־, plural construct עיתי / עִתֵּי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. A time.
   • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 3:1–2, with translation of the King James Version:

     לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ׃

     lakól z'mán v'ét l'khól-khéfets tákhat hashamáyim: et lalédet v'ét lamút et latá'at v'ét la'akór natúa:

     To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; […]

2. A period of time, a season, an era.

Usage notes

• In current usage, the plural forms are commonly written either with or without a yud in the first syllable: both עיתים and עתים are common. In historical usage, only עתים is common.

Derived terms

• כָּעֵת (ka'ét)
• כְּתַב עֵת (k'táv 'ét)
• לעיתים / לְעִתִּים (le'itím, “sometimes”)
• לְעֵת עַתָּה (l'et 'atá)
• מֵעֵת לְעֵת (me'et l'et)
• עיתון / עִתּוֹן ('itón, “newspaper”)

References

• “עֵת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 1030.