עת

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עת

/ʕit/
/ˈʕeːθ/
[ˈʕeː.eθ]
/ˈʕeθ/
[ˈʕeːθ]
/(ʔ)et/ Modern Israeli

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Contracted from original עֵנֶת (ʿēneṯ, originally pronounced /ʿint-/); though Gesenius suggests relation with עַד (“until”) from original עֶדֶת (ʿeḏeṯ).

Compare with Aramaic עַנְתָא (“time”) and Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt, “now”).

noun עֵת · et · עיתים · עִתִּים · עֵת־ · עיתי־

A time. לַכֹּל זְמָן וְעֵת לְכָל־חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ עֵת לָלֶדֶת וְעֵת לָמוּת עֵת לָטַעַת וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ׃
A period of time, a season, an era.

In English

time division of the day: particular moment or hour — see also hour, moment, schedule

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}