A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:8 · retained source text
A time to loue, and a time to hate: a time of warre, and a time of peace.
KJV dictionary & concordance
hate
Meaning of “hate”
To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
87 occurrences85 verses26 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 24:60
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “hate”
Complete reference index — all 85 verses
Genesis 24:60Genesis 26:27Genesis 50:15Exodus 20:5Leviticus 19:17Leviticus 26:17Numbers 10:35Deuteronomy 5:9Deuteronomy 7:10Deuteronomy 7:15Deuteronomy 19:11Deuteronomy 22:13Deuteronomy 24:3Deuteronomy 30:7Deuteronomy 32:41Deuteronomy 33:11Judges 11:7Judges 14:162 Samuel 22:411 Kings 22:82 Chronicles 18:72 Chronicles 19:2Job 8:22Psalms 9:13Psalms 18:40Psalms 21:8Psalms 25:19Psalms 34:21Psalms 35:19Psalms 38:19Psalms 41:7Psalms 44:10Psalms 55:3Psalms 68:1Psalms 69:4Psalms 69:14Psalms 83:2Psalms 86:17Psalms 89:23Psalms 97:10Psalms 101:3Psalms 105:25Psalms 118:7Psalms 119:104Psalms 119:113Psalms 119:128Psalms 119:163Psalms 129:5Psalms 139:21Psalms 139:22Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 6:16Proverbs 8:13Proverbs 8:36Proverbs 9:8Proverbs 19:7Proverbs 25:17Proverbs 29:10Ecclesiastes 3:8Isaiah 61:8Jeremiah 44:4Ezekiel 16:27Daniel 4:19Amos 5:10Amos 5:15Amos 5:21Amos 6:8Micah 3:2Zechariah 8:17Matthew 5:43Matthew 5:44Matthew 6:24Matthew 24:10Luke 1:71Luke 6:22Luke 6:27Luke 14:26Luke 16:13John 7:7John 15:18Romans 7:151 John 3:13Revelation 2:6Revelation 2:15Revelation 17:16
Where “hate” appears
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Genesis3 occurrences
3 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy9 occurrences
9 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms28 occurrences
27 versesProverbs9 occurrences
8 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos4 occurrences
4 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesLuke5 occurrences
5 versesJohn2 occurrences
2 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
3 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy9 occurrences
9 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms28 occurrences
27 versesProverbs9 occurrences
8 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos4 occurrences
4 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesLuke5 occurrences
5 versesJohn2 occurrences
2 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
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