zeman (time) · Rightly

Meaning

A set time, time, season

How it's translated

time the 4
and times 2
time 1
and appointed times the 1
a time 1
and appointed time the 1
appointed times 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Daniel 10
Ezra 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Daniel 2:21In contextAnd he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Daniel 3:7In contextTherefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:8In contextWherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Daniel 4:36In contextAt the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
Daniel 6:10In contextNow when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel 6:13In contextThen answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

All 11 verses, by book

Ezra 1: 5:3
Daniel 10: 2:16 2:21 3:7 3:8 4:36 6:10 6:13 7:12 7:22 7:25

Aramaic dictionary

זְמַן zeman · time

a set time, time, season Aramaic of ze.man (זְמָ֑ן "time" H2165)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “time” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

TIME, noun

[Latin tempus; tempora, the falls of the head, also tempest, etc. See Tempest. time is primarily equivalent to season; to the Gr.wpa in its original sense, opportunity, occasion, a fall, an event, that which comes.]

A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.“God, who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets” Hebrews 1:1
A proper time; a season.“There is a time to every purpose” Ecclesiastes 3:1“The time of figs was not yet” Mark 11:13
Duration.
A space or measured portion of duration.

All definitions and other forms of “time”

Life or duration, in reference to occupation.
Age; a part of duration distinct from other parts; as ancient times; modern times.
Hour of travail.
Repetition; repeated performance, or mention with reference to repetition.
Repetition; doubling; addition of a number to itself; as, to double cloth four times; four times four amount to sixteen.
Measure of sounds in music; as common time and treble time In concerts, it is all important, that the performers keep time or exact time
The state of things at a particular period; as when we say, good times, or bad times, hard times, dull times for trade, etc.
In grammar, tense.
A considerable space of duration; process or continuation of duration.“The spirit began to move him at times” Judges 13:25
To go too slow; as, a watch or clock loses time

TIME, verb transitive

To adapt to the time or occasion; to bring, begin or perform at the proper season or time; as, the measure is well timed, or ill timed. No small part of political wisdom consists in knowing how to time propositions and measures.

To regulate as to time; as, he timed the stroke.
To measure; as in music or harmony.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.