יוֹם
day
also: time, year fuller range ↓
H3117
Strong's Hebrew
yôwm
Transliteration
/yome/
Pronunciation
Usage in the Hebrew Bible
2,304
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
BDB Definition
day, time, year
- day (as opposed to night)
- day (24 hour period)
- as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
- as a division of time
- a working day, a day's journey
- days, lifetime (plural)
- time, period (general)
- year
- temporal references
- today
- yesterday
- tomorrow
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
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1 Kings 23 verses
- 1 Kings 2:1 יְמֵֽי n c mp cs Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
- 1 Kings 2:8 בְּ/י֖וֹם prep + n c ms cs Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.
- 1 Kings 2:37 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs For on the day you go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, know you for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head.
- 1 Kings 2:42 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.
- 1 Kings 3:13 יָמֶֽי/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you, all your days.
- 1 Kings 3:14 יָמֶֽי/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.
- 1 Kings 4:21 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 4:25 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 8:59 י֥וֹם בְּ/יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
- 1 Kings 10:21 בִּ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs All king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 11:12 בְּ/יָמֶ֨י/ךָ֙ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- 1 Kings 11:25 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
- 1 Kings 11:34 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant's sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;
- 1 Kings 15:5 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs because David did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and didn't turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
- 1 Kings 15:6 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 15:14 יָמָֽי/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
- 1 Kings 15:16 יְמֵי/הֶֽם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
- 1 Kings 15:32 יְמֵי/הֶֽם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
- 1 Kings 16:34 בְּ/יָמָ֞י/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation of it with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates of it with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
- 1 Kings 17:14 י֧וֹם n c ms cs For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not empty, neither shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.
- 1 Kings 21:29 בְּ/יָמָ֔י/ו בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms prep + n c mp cs See you how Ahab humbles himself before me? because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil on his house.
- 1 Kings 22:46 בִּ/ימֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
2 Kings 17 verses
- 2 Kings 7:9 הַ/יּ֤וֹם יוֹם ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms cs Then they said one to another, We aren't doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we hold our peace: if we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.
- 2 Kings 8:6 מִ/יּ֛וֹם prep + n c ms cs When the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
- 2 Kings 8:20 בְּ/יָמָי/ו֙ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- 2 Kings 12:2 יָמָ֑י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
- 2 Kings 13:22 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
- 2 Kings 15:5 י֣וֹם n c ms cs Yahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham the king's son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
- 2 Kings 15:18 יָמָֽי/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: he didn't depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
- 2 Kings 15:29 בִּ/ימֵ֞י prep + n c mp cs In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
- 2 Kings 19:3 יוֹם הַ/יּ֣וֹם n c ms cs ptcl def.art + n c ms They said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
- 2 Kings 19:25 לְ/מִ֥/ימֵי prep + prep + n c mp cs Haven't you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be yours to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
- 2 Kings 20:6 יָמֶ֗י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
- 2 Kings 20:19 בְ/יָמָֽ/י prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of Yahweh which you have spoken. He said moreover, Isn't it so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?
- 2 Kings 23:22 מִ/ימֵי֙ יְמֵ֛י prep + n c mp cs n c mp cs Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
- 2 Kings 23:29 בְּ/יָמָ֡י/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh Necoh] killed him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
- 2 Kings 24:1 בְּ/יָמָ֣י/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
- 2 Kings 25:29 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs and changed his prison garments. [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:
- 2 Kings 25:30 י֣וֹם בְּ/יוֹמ֑/וֹ יְמֵ֥י n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp cs and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
1 Chronicles 11 verses
- 1 Chronicles 1:19 בְ/יָמָי/ו֙ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 4:41 בִּ/ימֵ֣י הַ/יּ֣וֹם prep + n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c ms These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.
- 1 Chronicles 5:10 וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י conj + prep + n c mp cs In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the [land] east of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 5:17 בִּ/ימֵ֖י וּ/בִ/ימֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs conj + prep + n c mp cs All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 7:2 בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, [to wit], of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
- 1 Chronicles 13:3 בִּ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we didn't seek it in the days of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 16:37 י֥וֹם בְּ/יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, Asaph and his brothers, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;
- 1 Chronicles 17:11 יָמֶ֨י/ךָ֙ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms It shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 בְּ/יָמָֽי/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days:
- 1 Chronicles 29:15 יָמֵ֛י/נוּ n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
2 Chronicles 19 verses
- 2 Chronicles 7:10 וּ/בְ/י֨וֹם conj + prep + n c ms cs On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 י֣וֹם בְּ/יוֹמ֔/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
- 2 Chronicles 9:20 בִּ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs All king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 13:20 בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Yahweh struck him, and he died.
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 בְּ/יָמָ֛י/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17 יָמָֽי/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 18:7 יָמָ֣י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. Jehoshaphat said, Don't let the king say so.
- 2 Chronicles 21:8 בְּ/יָמָי/ו֙ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- 2 Chronicles 24:2 יְמֵ֖י n c mp cs Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
- 2 Chronicles 24:14 יְמֵ֥י n c mp cs When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, of which were made vessels for the house of Yahweh, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually all the days of Jehoiada.
- 2 Chronicles 26:5 בִּ/ימֵ֣י וּ/בִ/ימֵי֙ prep + n c mp cs conj + prep + n c mp cs He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him to prosper.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21 י֣וֹם n c ms cs Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 29:17 וּ/בְ/י֧וֹם לְ/יָמִ֣ים וּ/בְ/י֨וֹם conj + prep + n c ms cs prep + n c mp conj + prep + n c ms cs Now they began on the first [day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Yahweh; and they sanctified the house of Yahweh in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
- 2 Chronicles 30:26 מִ/ימֵ֞י prep + n c mp cs So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 31:16 י֣וֹם בְּ/יוֹמ֑/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms besides those who were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into the house of Yahweh, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions;
- 2 Chronicles 32:26 בִּ/ימֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh didn't come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
- 2 Chronicles 34:33 יָמָ֕י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn't depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 35:18 מִ/ימֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs There was no Passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 36:21 יְמֵ֤י n c mp cs to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths: [for] as long as it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
Ezra 5 verses
- Ezra 3:4 י֤וֹם בְּ/יוֹם֙ י֥וֹם בְּ/יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms They kept the feast of tents, as it is written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;
- Ezra 4:2 מִ/ימֵי֙ prep + n c mp cs then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [houses], and said to them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we sacrifice to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.
- Ezra 4:5 יְמֵ֗י n c mp cs and hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- Ezra 4:7 וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י conj + prep + n c mp cs In the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian [character], and set forth in the Syrian [language].
- Ezra 9:7 מִ/ימֵ֣י הַ/יּ֣וֹם כְּ/הַ/יּ֥וֹם prep + n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c ms prep + ptcl def.art + n c ms Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty to this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Nehemiah 16 verses
- Nehemiah 8:17 מִ/ימֵי֩ הַ/יּ֣וֹם prep + n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c ms All the assembly of those who were come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
- Nehemiah 9:1 וּ/בְ/יוֹם֩ conj + prep + n c ms cs Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.
- Nehemiah 9:32 מִ/ימֵי֙ הַ/יּ֥וֹם prep + n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c ms Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keep covenant and loving kindness, don't let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
- Nehemiah 10:31 בְּ/י֤וֹם וּ/בְ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
- Nehemiah 11:23 י֥וֹם בְּ/יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
- Nehemiah 12:7 בִּ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
- Nehemiah 12:12 וּ/בִ/ימֵי֙ conj + prep + n c mp cs In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
- Nehemiah 12:22 בִּ/ימֵ֨י prep + n c mp cs As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
- Nehemiah 12:23 הַ/יָּמִ֑ים יְמֵ֖י ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp cs The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
- Nehemiah 12:26 בִּ/ימֵ֛י וּ/בִ/ימֵי֙ prep + n c mp cs conj + prep + n c mp cs These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.
- Nehemiah 12:46 בִ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
- Nehemiah 12:47 בִּ/ימֵ֨י וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י י֣וֹם בְּ/יוֹמ֑/וֹ prep + n c mp cs conj + prep + n c mp cs n c ms prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [that which was] for the sons of Aaron.
- Nehemiah 13:15 בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים בְּ/י֣וֹם בְּ/י֖וֹם prep det + n c mp prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs In those days saw I in Judah some men treading wine-presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading donkeys [therewith]; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified [against them] in the day in which they sold food.
- Nehemiah 13:17 י֥וֹם n c ms cs Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
- Nehemiah 13:19 בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs It came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day.
- Nehemiah 13:22 י֣וֹם n c ms cs I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember to me, my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.
Esther 10 verses
- Esther 1:1 בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),
- Esther 2:12 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her as prescribed for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),
- Esther 9:15 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.
- Esther 9:17 בְּ/יוֹם י֖וֹם prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs [This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
- Esther 9:18 י֖וֹם n c ms cs But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] of it, and on the fourteenth of it; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
- Esther 9:19 י֣וֹם וְ/י֣וֹם n c ms cs conj + n c ms Therefore do the Jews of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
- Esther 9:21 י֣וֹם יוֹם n c ms cs n c ms cs to enjoin those who they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
- Esther 9:22 כַּ/יָּמִ֗ים לְ/י֣וֹם יְמֵי֙ prep det + n c mp prep + n c ms n c mp cs as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.
- Esther 9:28 וְ/הַ/יָּמִ֣ים וִ/ימֵ֞י conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp conj + n c mp cs and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memory of them perish from their seed.
- Esther 9:31 יְמֵי֩ n c mp cs to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.
Job 34 verses
- Job 1:4 יוֹמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
- Job 1:5 יְמֵ֨י הַ/יָּמִֽים n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Thus did Job continually.
- Job 3:1 יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
- Job 3:6 בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.
- Job 7:1 וְ/כִ/ימֵ֖י יָמָֽי/ו conj + prep + n c mp cs n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms "Isn't a man forced to labor on earth? Aren't his days like the days of a hired hand?
- Job 7:6 יָמַ֣/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.
- Job 7:16 יָמָֽ/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs I loathe my life. I don't want to live forever. Leave me alone; for my days are but a breath.
- Job 8:9 יָמֵ֣י/נוּ n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow.)
- Job 9:25 וְ/יָמַ֣/י conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
- Job 10:5 הֲ/כִ/ימֵ֣י יָמֶ֑י/ךָ כִּ֣/ימֵי ptcl inter + prep + n c mp cs n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms prep + n c mp cs Are your days as the days of mortals, Or your years as man's years,
- Job 10:20 יָמַ֣/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Aren't my days few? Cease then, Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,
- Job 14:5 יָמָ֗י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with you, And you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass;
- Job 14:6 יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Look away from him, that he may rest, Until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
- Job 14:14 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Until my release should come.
- Job 15:20 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs The wicked man travails with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
- Job 15:23 יֽוֹם n c ms cs He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
- Job 15:32 י֭וֹמ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms It shall be accomplished before his time. His branch shall not be green.
- Job 17:1 יָמַ֥/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs "My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, And the grave is ready for me.
- Job 17:11 יָמַ֣/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs My days are past, my plans are broken off, As are the thoughts of my heart.
- Job 18:20 י֭וֹמ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, As those who went before were frightened.
- Job 20:28 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs The increase of his house shall depart; They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.
- Job 21:13 יְמֵי/הֶ֑ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
- Job 21:30 לְ/י֣וֹם לְ/י֖וֹם prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
- Job 24:1 יָמָֽי/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms "Why aren't times laid up by the Almighty? Why don't those who know him see his days?
- Job 27:6 מִ/יָּמָֽ/י prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
- Job 29:2 כִּ֝/ימֵ֗י prep + n c mp cs "Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
- Job 29:4 בִּ/ימֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was in my tent;
- Job 30:16 יְמֵי n c mp cs "Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me.
- Job 30:27 יְמֵי n c mp cs My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. Days of affliction have come on me.
- Job 33:25 לִ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returns to the days of his youth.
- Job 36:11 יְמֵי/הֶ֣ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp If they listen and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
- Job 38:12 הְֽ֭/מִ/יָּמֶי/ךָ ptcl inter + prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms "Have you commanded the morning in your days, And caused the dawn to know its place;
- Job 38:21 יָמֶ֣י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Surely you know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great!
- Job 38:23 לְ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?
Psalms 50 verses
- Psalms 18:1 בְּ/י֤וֹם prep + n c ms cs I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
- Psalms 18:18 בְ/יוֹם prep + n c ms cs They came on me in the day of my calamity, But Yahweh was my support.
- Psalms 20:1 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
- Psalms 20:9 בְ/יוֹם prep + n c ms cs Save, Yahweh; Let the King answer us when we call!
- Psalms 23:6 יְמֵ֣י יָמִֽים n c mp cs n c mp Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- Psalms 27:4 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, And to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 27:5 בְּ/י֪וֹם prep + n c ms cs For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tent he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
- Psalms 37:13 יוֹמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.
- Psalms 37:18 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
- Psalms 37:19 וּ/בִ/ימֵ֖י conj + prep + n c mp cs They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
- Psalms 39:4 יָמַ֣/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs "Yahweh, show me my end, What is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.
- Psalms 39:5 יָמַ֗/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
- Psalms 41:1 בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
- Psalms 44:1 בִֽ֝/ימֵי/הֶ֗ם בִּ֣/ימֵי prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp prep + n c mp cs We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.
- Psalms 49:5 בִּ֣/ימֵי prep + n c mp cs Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
- Psalms 50:15 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
- Psalms 55:23 יְמֵי/הֶ֑ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.
- Psalms 59:16 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, A refuge in the day of my distress.
- Psalms 61:6 יָמִ֣ים יְמֵי n c mp n c mp cs You will prolong the king's life; His years shall be for generations.
- Psalms 72:7 בְּ/יָמָ֥י/ו prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In his days, the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
- Psalms 77:2 בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalms 78:9 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
- Psalms 78:33 יְמֵי/הֶ֑ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in terror.
- Psalms 81:3 לְ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.
- Psalms 86:7 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs In the day of my trouble I will call on you, For you will answer me.
- Psalms 89:29 כִּ/ימֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs I will also make his seed endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
- Psalms 89:45 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.
- Psalms 90:9 יָ֭מֵי/נוּ n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
- Psalms 90:10 יְמֵֽי n c mp cs The days of our years are seventy, Or even by reason of strength eighty years; Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, For it passes quickly, and we fly away.
- Psalms 90:12 יָ֭מֵי/נוּ n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
- Psalms 90:14 יָמֵֽי/נוּ n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
- Psalms 90:15 כִּ/ימ֣וֹת prep + n c mp cs Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, For as many years as we have seen evil.
- Psalms 92:1 לְ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, To sing praises to your name, Most High;
- Psalms 94:13 מִ֣/ימֵי prep + n c mp cs That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalms 95:8 כְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs Don't harden your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
- Psalms 102:2 בְּ/י֪וֹם בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.
- Psalms 102:3 יָמָ֑/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a firebrand.
- Psalms 102:11 יָ֭מַ/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass.
- Psalms 102:23 יָמָֽ/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
- Psalms 102:24 יָמָ֑/י n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.
- Psalms 103:15 יָמָ֑י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
- Psalms 109:8 יָמָ֥י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
- Psalms 110:3 בְּ/י֪וֹם prep + n c ms cs Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
- Psalms 110:5 בְּ/יוֹם prep + n c ms cs The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
- Psalms 116:2 וּ/בְ/יָמַ֥/י conj + prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Because he has turned his ear to me, Therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
- Psalms 119:84 יְמֵֽי n c mp cs How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
- Psalms 128:5 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
- Psalms 137:7 י֤וֹם n c ms cs Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, The day of Jerusalem; Who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!"
- Psalms 140:7 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
- Psalms 144:4 יָ֝מָ֗י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Proverbs 15 verses
- Proverbs 6:34 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance.
- Proverbs 7:20 לְ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."
- Proverbs 9:11 יָמֶ֑י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
- Proverbs 11:4 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 15:15 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs All the days of the afflicted are wretched, But one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
- Proverbs 16:4 לְ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- Proverbs 21:31 לְ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs The horse is prepared for the day of battle; But victory is with Yahweh.
- Proverbs 24:10 בְּ/י֥וֹם prep + n c ms cs If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small.
- Proverbs 25:13 בְּ/י֬וֹם prep + n c ms cs As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to those who send him; For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- Proverbs 25:19 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.
- Proverbs 25:20 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, Or vinegar on soda, So is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
- Proverbs 27:1 בְּ/י֣וֹם יֽוֹם prep + n c ms cs n c ms Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.
- Proverbs 27:10 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
- Proverbs 27:15 בְּ/י֣וֹם prep + n c ms cs A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:
- Proverbs 31:12 יְמֵ֣י n c mp cs She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.
Ecclesiastes 16 verses
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The Hebrew noun יום centers on the idea of “day.” Beyond “day” it also covers “time” and “year” — see its full sense range. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 1,930 verses — among the most common. First canonically at Genesis 1:5, it enters the text early. Related forms include יום, יומם and ים. Dig into 1,930-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
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Modern gloss
day
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current BDB scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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Strong's H3117 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 1,930
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 1,930 distinct verses.
- 39 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 39 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #18
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 18 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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Most concentrated in
- Deuteronomy 146 verses 8%
- Genesis 139 verses 7%
- 1 Samuel 131 verses 7%
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Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 1,930 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 937 verses · 49%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 542 verses · 28%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 451 verses · 23%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Day 944×, Days 484×, All the days 57×
- American Standard Version: Day 856×, Days 470×, All the days 55×
- Berean Standard Bible: Day 937×, Days 504×, Today 132×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Day 910×, Days 591×, Days of 210×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3117 across 2,211 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 239 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 76 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3117 across 2,210 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 298 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3117 across 2,013 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 124 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 284 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3117 across 2,689 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 60 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
33 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 33 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. day, opp. night, Gn 7:4, 12; 8:22 (all J), 31:39, 40 (E), Ex 24:18; 34:28 Nu 11:32(×2) Jos 10:13 (all JE), Dt 9:9, 11, 18, 25; 10:10 (D), Gn 1:5, 14, 16, 18 (P), 1 S 30:12 Ju 19:8, 9(×2), 11 Am 5:8 1 K 8:29; 19:8 Ne 4:16 Ec 8:16; ‖ לִפְנֵי בוֹא־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ 2 S 3:35; חֹם הַיּ׳ Gn 18:1 (J) the heat of the day 1 S 11:11 2 S 4:5; עוֹד הַיּ׳ גָּדוֹל Gn 29:7 (J) the day is still high, not near its end; רוּחַ הַיּ׳ 3:8 cool of the day; מִן־הָאוֹר עַד־מַחֲצִית הַיּ׳ Ne 8:3 from dawn until mid-day; so also prob. of mid-day הוֹלך ואור עַד־נְכוֹן הַיּוֹם Pr 4:18 growing lighter and lighter until the full day; note phr. in Ju 19, עַד־נְטוֹת הַיּ׳ Ju 19:8 until the declining of the day; רָפָה הַיּ׳ לַעֲרוֹב v 9 the day hath sunk down to become evening; חֲנוֹת הַיּ׳ v 9 the declining of the day; הַיּ׳ רַד מְאֹד v 11 the day has gone down exceedingly (is far spent). e.g. Genesis 7:4
- 2. Day as division of time:
- a. working-day Ex 20:9, 10 (E) = Dt 5:13, Ex 16:26, 30(×2) (J), 23:12 (JE), 31:15 (P), Lv 23:3 (H); יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה Ez 46:1. e.g. Exodus 20:9
- b. דֶּרֶךְ יוֹם a day’s journey Nu 11:31(×2) (JE), 1 K 19:4; מַהֲלַךְ יוֹם אֶחָד Jon 3:4; דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים a three days’ journey Gn 30:36 Ex 3:18; 5:3; 8:23 (all J), Nu 10:33(×2) (JE), 33:8 (P); מַהֲלַךְ שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים Jon 3:3; so seven days’ journey Gn 31:23 (E), 2 K 3:9; without דֶּרֶךְ etc., שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים Ex 15:22 (E) they went three days, etc. e.g. Numbers 11:31
- c. to denote duration of various other acts or states: seven days Gn 7:4, 10; 8:10, 12; forty days 7:17; 8:6 (all J); 150 days 7:24; 8:3 (both P) 1 S 25:38 1 K 8:65(×2) Je 42:7 Ez 4:5, 6 1 Ch 9:25 Ezr 6:22 Est 1:4 etc. In Est 4:16 1 & 2 are combined: וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּוּ שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים לַיְלָה וָיוֹם do not eat and do not drink for three days, night or day (v. Zc 14:7 sub 3 infr.) e.g. Genesis 7:4
- d. day as defined by evening and morning Gn 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31 (all P; cf. further בֹּקֶר, עֶרֶב); v. also 2:2(×2), 3 (P), Ex 20:11(×2) (E), 31:17(×2) (P). e.g. Genesis 1:5
- e. day of month (c. num. ordin.), chiefly P and late: Gn 7:11; 8:4, 14 Ex 12:6, 18(×2) +, 1 K 12:32, 33 Ez 45:21, 25 Zc 1:7 Hg 1:1, 15; 2:18 2 Ch 29:17(×2) Ezr 3:6 Ne 8:2; 9:1 Dn 10:4 Est 3:12; 9:1 +; (יוֹם often om. e.g. Gn 8:5, 13 Ex 12:10 2 K 25:1, 3 Ez 1:1, 2 Hg 2:1, 20 Zc 7:1 2 Ch 3:2 Ezr 6:19 Est 3:13, etc.) e.g. Genesis 7:11
- f. יוֹם defined by subst., inf., or other cl.: cstr. יוֹם הַשֶּׁלֶג = the snowy day 2 S 23:20 = 1 Ch 11:22; יוֹם סַגְרִיר Pr 27:15 = rainy d.; יוֹם קָרָה 25:20 = cold d.; (so, = time יוֹם צָרָתִי Gn 35:3 (E) d. of my distress; Je 18:17 La 1:7 Pr 24:10; 25:19; 27:10); יוֹם מוֹתוֹ etc. Ju 13:7 2 S 6:23 2 K 15:5 + often; cf. יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת אֶת־פַּרְעֹה Gn 40:20 (E) = Pharaoh’s birthday; כְּיוֹם הִוָֽלְדָהּ Ho 2:5 cf. Ec 7:1 (v. also 7 d infr.; cf. יוֹמוֹ Jb 3:1), יום חֲתֻנָּה Ct 3:11; of day emphat. characterized by proph. and others יוֹם מְהוּמָה וּמְבוּסָה וּמְבוּכָה Is 22:5 (v. מְהוּמָה sub הום); יוֹם צָרָה וְתוֹכֵחָה וּנְאָצָה 37:3 = 2 K 19:3; on the other hand יוֹם רָצוֹן לי׳ Is 58:5 a day of acceptableness to י׳; pl. sq. subst. יְמֵי שָׂכִיר Lv 25:50 (H) the days of an hireling; (מִלֻּאֵיכֶם) יְמֵי Lv 8:33 Nu 6:13; sq. rel. cl. אָרוּר הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּדְתִּי בּ֑וֹ יוֹם אֲשֶׂר־יְלָדַתְנִי אִמִּי וגו׳ Je 20:14 cf. Jb 3:3 also ψ 118:24 (v. i). e.g. 2 Samuel 23:20
- g. particular days defined by n.pr.loc.: יוֹם יִזְרְעֶאל Ho 2:2 i.e. of judgment, with implied restoration; v. also Is 9:3 Ez 30:9; יְמֵי הַגִּבְעָה Ho 9:9; 10:9, i.e. of the outrage at Gibeah (Ju 19:22 ff.); יוֹם ירושׁלם ψ 137:7 i.e. of Jerusalem’s calamity, cf. Je 50:27, 31. e.g. Hosea 2:2
- h. c. sf., thy, his, or their day, in sense of (1) day of disaster or death: †בָּא יוֹמְךָ Je 50:31 thy day has come; אוֹ יומו יָבֹא וָמֵת 1 S 26:10; יומו in this sense also Ez 21:30 ψ 37:13 Jb 18:20; †בָּא יוֹמָם Je 50:27 Ez 21:34. e.g. Jeremiah 50:31
- i. specif. a holy day: יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת the sabbath day (v. also שַׁבָּת), Ex 20:8, 11 (E) = Dt 5:12, 15, Ex 31:15; 35:3 +; = יוֹם קָדְשִׁי Is 58:13; repetition בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת Lv 24:8 every sabbath day; also †יוֹם הַכִּפֻּרים Lv 23:27; 25:9; יוֹם כִּפֻּרִים 23:28; יוֹם הַבִּכּוּרִים Nu 28:26; יוֹם חַגֵּנוּ ψ 81:4; יוֹם מַלְכֵּנוּ Ho 7:5; also of false gods, יִמֵי הַבְּעָלִים 2:11. e.g. Exodus 20:8
- 3. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous (v. RSProph. 396 f. Dr Is 28); Am 5:18(×2), 20 Is 2:12; 13:6, 9 Zp 1:7 (cf. v 8), v 14(×2) (cf. v 15, 16), Je 46:10 Ez 13:5; 30:3 (cf. 36:33; 39:8, 11, 13), Ob 15 Zc 14:1 Mal 3:23 (cf. Zc 14:7 Mal 3:2, 17, 19(×2), 21), Jo 1:15; 2:1, 11 (cf. v 2(×2)), 3:4; 4:14; יוֹם עֶבְרַת י׳ Zp 1:18; יוֹם עֶבְרָה Pr 11:4; יוֹם חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ Is 13:13 La 1:12; יוֹם נָקָם Is 34:8; 61:2; 63:4; יוֹם נְקָמָה Je 46:10; יוֹם אף י׳ Zp 2:2, 3 La 2:22; יוֹם אַפּוֹ La 2:1; cf. also Zc 14:7 (where sense of 1 and 2 are combined, cf. Est 4:16 2 c supr.); וְהָיָה יוֹם־אֶחָד הוּא יִּוָּדַע לי׳ לֹא יוֹם וְלֹא לָ֑יְלָה but there shall be one day, known shall it be of י׳, not day and not night; cf. also ביום ההוא 7 g infr. e.g. Amos 5:18
- 4. Pl. days of any one:
- a. = his life, his age Gn 6:3 (J), Dt 22:19, 29; 23:7 Jos 24:31(×2) (D), Ju 2:7(×2), 18 1 S 25:28, etc.; Gn 5:4, 8, 11; 9:29; 11:32 (all P), Jb 7:1(×2), 6, 16; 8:9 ψ 39:5, 6; 90:9, 10, 12, 14; 103:15; כָּל־יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ Gn 3:14, 17 (J), ψ 23:6, so Pr 31:12; יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיִּים 2 S 19:35 Gn 25:7; 47:8, 9 (all P); יְמֵי חַיָּיו Ec 5:17, 19; יְמֵי שָׁנָיו 6:3; יְמֵי שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ ψ 90:10; מִסְפַּר יְמֵי חַיֵּיהֶם Ec 2:3; מִסְפַּר יְמֵי חַיֵּי הֶבְלוֹ 6:12 the number of the days of his vain life, i.e. his empty, fleeting years; כָּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הֵם חַיִּים עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה 1 K 8:40; יָמִים רַבִּים long life 1 K 3:11 = 2 Ch 1:11; בָּא בַּיָּמִים advanced in days = of advanced age Gn 18:11; 24:1 (both J), Jos 13:1(×2) (JE), 23:1, 2 (D), 1 K 1:1; מִיָּמָיו 1 K 1:6 from his (earliest) days, so מִיָּמֶיךָ 1 S 25:28 (v. Dr), Jb 38:12; שְׂבַע יָמִים Jb 42:17 1 K 8:40; יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ Ex 20:12 (JE) that thy days may be long = Dt 5:16, v. further ארך; יָמִים עַל־יְמֵי־מֶלֶךְ תּוֹסִיף ψ 61:7 i.e. prolong the king’s life; outlive is הֶאֱרִיךְ יָמִים אַחֲרֵי Jos 24:31 (D), Ju 2:7; אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים Pr 3:2 length of days and years of life; אֹרֶךְ יָמִים v 16, כְּיָמֶיךָ דבאך Dt 33:25 according to (the length of) thy life shall be [thy strength? read רבאך?] v. Di VB; rarely sg. e.g. קְשֵׁה־יוֹם Jb 30:25 one hard of day, i.e. whose day (= life) was hard; of life as approaching its end, וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵי ישׂראל לָמוּת Gn 47:29 (J) and the days of Israel drew near for dying, so Dt 31:14 1 K 2:1 (cf. Jb 7:6, 16; 8:9 Ec 2:3 supr.) e.g. Genesis 6:3
- b. (in) the days of (i.e. life-time, reign, or activity of) Gn 10:25 (J) 14:1 Ju 5:6(×2); 8:28 2 S 21:1 1 K 16:34; 21:29(×2); 22:47 2 K 20:19 2 Ch 13:20; 35:18 + often (so MI6.8.8.9.33). e.g. Genesis 10:25
- c. hence in phr. סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְ 1 K 14:19, 29 + 31 times K, Ne 12:23 Est 2:23; 10:2; מִסְפַּר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים 1 Ch 27:24; סֵפֶר הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים Est 6:1. e.g. 1 Kings 14:19
- 5. Days:
- a. indef.: יָמִים אֲחָדִים some days, a few days † Gn 27:44 (J), 29:20 (E), Dn 11:20; יָמִים alone 40:4 (E) they were days (a certain time) in the prison 1 K 17:15 Ne 1:4; עוּל יָמִים Is 65:20 a suckling of (a few) days; מִיָּמִים Ju 11:4 after a time, 15:1; so מִקֵּץ יָמִים Gn 4:3 (J) after the end of days, 1 K 17:7; יוֹם אוֹ יוֹמַיִם Ex 21:21 (JE) a day or two. יָמִים אוֹ עָשׂוֹר Gn 24:55 (J) some day, or ten (days or a dekad; on question of txt. v. Di). e.g. Genesis 27:44
- b. of long time, זֶה יָמִים אוֹ זֶה שָׁנִים 1 S 29:3 these days or these years; אוֹ יֹמַיִם אוֹ חֹדֶשׁ אוֹ יָמִים Nu 9:22 (P) whether two days or a month or days (an indefinitely long period); יָמִים רַבִּים many days Gn 21:34 (JE) 37:34 (J) +; וַיִּרְבּוּ הַיָּמִים וגו׳ Gn 38:12 (J) and the days were multiplied (= time passed) and Judah’s wife died, 1 S 7:2; אָֽרְכוּ לוֹ שָׁם הַיָּמִים Gn 26:8 (J) the days were long to him there = he had been there a long time; בְּהַאֲרִיךְ הֶעָנָן … יָמִים רַבִּים Nu 9:19 (P) when the cloud prolonged many days (remained a long time) upon the tabern.—Vid. also 6 infr. e.g. 1 Samuel 29:3
- c. days of old, former or ancient times (especially of early period of Isr. hist.): יְמוֹת עוֹלָם Dt 32:7 (poem); יְמֵי עוֹלם Mi 5:1; 7:14 Is 63:9, 11; יְמֵי קֶדֶם Mi 7:20; יָמִים מִקֶּדֶם ψ 77:6; 143:5; cf. הַיָּמִים הָרִאשֹׁנִים Ec 7:10; coming days הַיָּמִים הַבָּאִים Ec 2:16; coming time יוֹם אַחֲרוֹן Pr 31:25; especially (ב)אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים v. p. 31 supr.; לְקֵץ הַיָּמִין Dn 12:13. e.g. Deuteronomy 32:7
- 6. יוֹם = time;
- a. vividly in gen. sense (v. also 5 supr.): time of harvest Pr 25:13; usually יְמֵי Gn 30:14 (J), Jos 3:15 Nu 13:20(×2) (all JE), Ju 15:1 2 S 21:9; proper time for paying wages Dt 24:15 cf. Jb 14:6; time of parturition וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶדֶת Gn 25:24. e.g. Proverbs 25:13
- b. appos. to other expr. of time (Dr§192(1) DaSynt. §29.d): חֹדֶשׁ יָמִים a month of time Gn 29:14 (J; lit. a month, time), Nu 11:20, 21 (JE); = יֶרַח יָמִים Dt 21:13 2 K 15:13; יָמִים ארבעה חדשׁים Ju 19:2 time, four months (si vera l., v. 1 S 27:7); †שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים (מִקֵּץ) Gn 41:1 (E) two years (of) time, 2 S 13:23; 14:28 Je 28:3, 11; שְׁלשָׁה שָׁבֻעִים יָמִים Dn 10:2, 3 three weeks (of) time. e.g. Genesis 29:14
- c. pl. in specific sense, appar. = year, lit. יָמִים 1 S 27:7 Lv 25:29 (H); לַיָּמִים Ju 17:10; זֶבַח הַיָּמִים 1 S 1:21; 2:19; 20:6; יָמִים וארבעה חדשׁים 27:7 = a year and four months (cf. Ju 19:2 supr. b); מִיָּמִים יָמִ֫ימָה = from year to year, yearly Ex 13:10 (JE), Ju 11:40 (cf. v b), 21:19 1 S 1:3; 2:19; מִקֵּץ יָמִים לַיָּמִים 2 S 14:26; יֹמַיִם אוֹ חֹדֶשׁ אוֹ־יָמִים Nu 9:22 (P) distrib. Nu 14:34(×2) (P), Ez 4:6(×2); וַיְהִי לְיָמִים מִיָּמִים וּכְעֵת צֵאת הַקֵּץ לְיָמִים שְׁנַיִם 2 Ch 21:19 and it came to pass at days from days (= after some days) even about the time of the outgoing of the end of two (series of) days (i.e. prob. years, v. Be). e.g. 1 Samuel 27:7
- 7. Phrases, without prep. and with, are:
- a. (1) הַיּוֹם=to-day Gn 4:14; 31:43, 48 Ex 13:4 (JE) + often; opp. תְּמוֹל yesterday Ex 5:14 1 S 20:27; opp. מָחָר Ex 19:10; (2) †(בְּ)יוֹם מָחָר = to-morrow Gn 30:33 Is 56:12 Pr 27:1; (3) יוֹם אֶתְמוֹל ψ 90:4; (4) הַיּוֹם שְׁלשֶׁת הַיָּמִים 1 S 9:20 three days ago (v. Dr); = הַיּוֹם שְׁלשָׁה 1 S 30:13; †(5) בַּיּוֹם Ju 13:10 appar. = the other day (v. Be); (6) יוֹם אֶחָד no prep., emphat. = in one day, Gn 27:45 Is 9:13; c. בְּ 10:17; 47:9; for, during, one day Gn 33:13 Nu 11:19; unemphat., one day (= some day) 1 S 27:1; יוֹם אֶחָד לִפְנֵי 9:15 one day, before Saul came. e.g. Genesis 4:14
- b. וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַֹ־ and the day came, that (or when) 1 S 1:4 (v. Dr) 2 K 4:8, 11, 18 Jb 1:6, 13; 2:1. e.g. 1 Samuel 1:4
- c. הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים lo! days are coming, when, etc.; especially in Am Je: 1 S 2:31 Am 4:2; 8:11; 9:13 Is 39:6 = 2 K 20:17, Je 7:32 + 13 times Je. e.g. 1 Samuel 2:31
- d. יוֹם in cstr. bef. vbs., both literally, the day of, and (often) in gen. sense = the time of (forcible and pregn., representing the act vividly as that of a single day): (1) bef. inf., †(α) sg. without prep. אֶת־יוֹם צֵאתְךָ Dt 16:3 and thou shalt remember the day of the going out from the land of Egypt, Is 58:5 Ez 39:13 Mal 3:2 cf. Ec 7:1 (מִן compar.); (β) עַד־יוֹם Jos 6:10 Ju 18:30 + 5 times; (γ) בְּיוֹם Gn 2:4, 17; 3:5 + 53 times; † (δ) כְּיוֹם Ho 2:5, 17 Zc 14:3; †(ε) מִיּוֹם 1 S 7:2; 8:8; 29:6, 2 S 13:32 2 K 8:6 Dt 9:24 Lv 23:15 Ez 28:15; †(ζ) לְמִיּוֹם Ju 19:30 2 S 7:6 Is 7:17; †(2) pl. cstr. bef. inf.: (α) כָּל־יְמֵי Ju 18:31 1 S 22:4; 25:7, 16 Lv 26:34, 35 Nu 6:6 2 Ch 36:21; (β) בִּימֵי Ru 1:1 2 Ch 26:5; (γ) כִּימֵי Mi 7:15; †(3) sg. cstr. c. perp. bef. finite vb. in pf.: (α) cf. בְּ, בְּיוֹם דִּבֶּר י׳ Ex 6:28 in the day (when) י׳ spoke, so Nu 3:1 Dt 4:15; also Lv 7:35 2 S 22:1 = ψ 18:1, ψ 138:3 Zc 8:9; (β) מִיּוֹם Je 36:2; †(4) sg. cstr. bef. impf.: בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא ψ 56:10 in the day (when) I cry, 102:3 La 3:57; also without בְּ, יוֹם אִירָא ψ 56:4 (at the) time (when) I am afraid; †(5) pl. cstr. bef. pf.: כָּל־יְמֵי הִתְהַלַּכְנוּ אִתָּם 1 S 25:15, so Lv 14:46 (prob., v. Di); כִּימוֹת ψ 90:15; †(6) pl. cstr. bef. impf.: כִּימֵי אֱלֹוהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵנִי Jb 29:2; †(7) מִיּוֹם cstr. bef. rel. cl.: מִיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי לְפָנֶיךָ 1 S 29:8 since the day when (= as long as) I have been before thee, Ne 5:14; †(8) pl. cstr. bef. rel. cl. כָּל־יְמֵי אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכֹּן Nu 9:18 as long as the cloud remained, etc. e.g. Deuteronomy 16:3
- e. (1) יוֹם יוֹם day by day Gn 39:10 (J), Ex 16:5 (P), Pr 8:30, 34 ψ 61:9; 68:20 (+ Je 7:25 ψ 13:3 Lag, v. יוֹמָם); so (late) †לְיוֹם בְּיוֹם 2 Ch 24:11; †יוֹם בְּיוֹם 30:21 Ne 8:18; †לְעֶת־יוֹם בְּיוֹם 1 Ch 12:23; עֹלֹת יוֹם בְּיוֹם Ezr 3:4; בִּדְבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹם 2 Ch 8:13; מִיּוֹם אֶל־יוֹם from day to day 1 Ch 16:23 = מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם ψ 96:2 (Est 3:7 v. infr.); †יוֹם וָיוֹם Est 3:4 (very late, v. וְ 1 i (b), p. 253 supr. and DrIntr. 505); בְּכָל־יוֹם וָיוֹם 2:11; †כְּיוֹם בִּיוֹם 1 S 18:10 as daily = according to daily habit; (2) מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם Est 3:7, is in phr. of casting lots for one day after another; (מִיָּמִים יָמִ֫ימָה v. 6 c); (3) of daily duties, observances, etc.: †דְּבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ each day’s affair in its day Ex 5:13, 19; 16:4 (all J), Lv 23:37 (H), 1 K 8:59 2 K 25:30 = Je 52:34, Ezr 3:4 Ne 11:23; 12:47 Dn 1:5; לִדְבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ 1 Ch 16:37 2 Ch 8:14; 31:16. e.g. Genesis 39:10
- f. †כָּל־הַיָּמִים = always, continually, Gn 43:9; 44:32 (both J), Dt 4:40; 5:26; 6:24; 11:1; 14:23; 18:5; 19:9; 28:29, 33 Jos 4:24 (D), Ju 16:16 1 S 2:32, 35; 18:29; 23:14; 28:2 2 S 13:37; 19:14 Je 31:36; 32:39; 33:18; 35:19; 1 K 5:15; 9:3; 11:36, 39; 12:7; 14:30 2 K 8:19; 13:3; 17:37 2 Ch 7:16; 10:7; 12:15; 21:7 Jb 1:5; also (only in proph. writers and in poetry) †כָּל־הַיּוֹם Gn 6:5 (J), Ho 12:2 Dt 28:32; 33:12 Je 20:7, 8 Is 28:24, 51:13; 52:5 (both תָּמִיד כל־היום), 65:2, 5 La 1:13; 3:3, 14, 62 ψ 25:5; 32:3; 35:28; 37:26; 38:7, 13; 42:4, 11; 44:9, 16, 23; 52:3; 56:2, 3, 6; 71:8, 15, 24; 72:15; 73:14; 74:22; 86:3; 88:18; 89:17; 102:9; 119:97 Pr 21:26; 23:17. e.g. Genesis 43:9
- g. additional phr. c. בְּ = on a particular day: בַּיּוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי Ju 19:18, so Gn 2:2(×2) + often; בְּכָל־יוֹם every day ψ 7:12; 88:10; 145:2; בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא of definite time in past Gn 15:18; 33:16 + (v. also 3 supr.); cf. הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה (no prep.) 1 S 24:11 (JE); בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא of time defined in subsequent context, 1 S 3:2 at that time when Eli was laid down, i.e. at the particular time of the foll. incident (= at a certain time, on one particular day; cf. Gn 39:11 sub h; see DaSynt.§ 21.e.R. 1, 2 and especially Dr 1 S 1:4; 19:3); בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה Gn 7:11 +; בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה on this selfsame day Gn 7:13 + (v. עֶצֶם); בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא also of future 1 S 3:12 Dt 31:17(×2), 18; and very often in proph., as formula in describing what is to come at time of future blessing, retribution, etc., Am 8:3, 9 Ho 2:18, 20, 23 etc., especially Is 2:11, 17, 20; 3:7, 18; 4:1, 2 + often; pl. בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם of past Gn 6:4 (J), Ju 18:1(×2) 19:1; 21:25 1 S 3:1 + often; of future Dt 17:9; 19:17; 26:3. e.g. Judges 19:18
- h. c. כְּ: כַּיּוֹם as or like the day ψ 139:12; כַּיּוֹם הַהוּא Jos 10:14; כְּיוֹם Ho 2:5 as at the day of; כְּיוֹם תָּמִים Jos 10:13 about a whole day; †כַּיּוֹם lit. at (about) to-day = now (v. כְּ 1 S 9:27 1 K 22:5 = 2 Ch 18:4 Is 58:4; so †כְּהַיּוֹם 1 S 9:13 + v 12 We Dr (for MT כי היום), Ne 5:11; †כַּיּוֹם = at once, first of all Gn 25:31, 33 1 S 2:16 1 K 1:51; often c. adj. pron. to point out agreement of result with promise or prediction, †כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה as it is at this day Gn 50:20 (E), 1 S 22:8, 13, and especially Dt Je and subseq. writings: Dt 2:30; 4:20, 38; 8:18; 10:15; 29:27 Je 11:5; 25:18 (gloss, om. 𝔊, cf. especially KueEinl. § 56. 1), 32:20; 44:6, 23 1 K 3:6; 8:24, 61 1 Ch 28:7 2 Ch 6:15 Dn 9:7, 15; so †כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה Dt 6:24 Je 44:22 Ezr 9:7, 15 Ne 9:10; in Gn 39:11 (J) this phr. = on this particular day (when the incident to be narrated occurred; cf. ביום ההוא g supr.) i. c. לְ: לְיוֹם on, at (lit. with reference to) †Ho 9:5(×2) what will ye do on the day of assembly, etc., Is 10:3; לְיוֹם אֶחָד 1 K 5:2 bread for one day; הַמְּלָאכָה לֹא לְיוֹם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם Ezr 10:13; distrib. phr. נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לַיּוֹם נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לַיּוֹם Nu 7:11 (P), Jb 21:30(×2); cf. לַיּוֹם Mal 3:17; לַיּום against, i.e. in expectation of Ex 19:11, so לְיוֹם קְרָב Jb 38:23 Pr 21:31; לְיוֹם קוּמִי alm. = until Zp 3:8; לִפְנֵי יוֹם Is 48:7 before to-day; late phr. are †לְיָמִים מִיָּמִים 2 Ch 21:19 = in the course of time; לְיָמִים רַבִּים Dn 8:26 at (the end of) many days; לַיּוֹם = for every day, daily, †Ex 29:36, 38 Nu 7:11(×2); 28:3, 24 1 Ch 26:17(×2) Je 37:21 Ez 4:10; 43:25; 45:23(×2); 46:13; לַיּוֹם in exclam. הָהּ לַיּ׳ Ez 30:2 alas for the day! אֲהָהּ לַיּ׳ Jo 1:15. j. c. מִן: מִיּוֹם since the day (time) of (or when), Ex 10:6 Lv 23:15 Dt 9:24 1 S 7:2 etc.; מִיּוֹם הראשׁן Ex 12:15 from the first day (on om. of art. v. Dr§ 209 (1)); מִימֵי השׁפטים 2 K 23:22, etc.; מִיּוֹם = from to day, from this day forth Is 43:13 Ez 48:35; מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָמָ֑עְלָה 1 S 16:13; 30:25 from that day forward; so מֵהַיּ׳ הַה׳ וָהָ֑לְאָה 1 S 18:9; מִן־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וָמָ֑עְלָה Hg 2:15, 18 from this day onward (v. Add. on p. 751b); עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה Gn 47:26 until now; מִיָּמִים רַבִּים after many days Jos 23:1 Ez 38:8; מִיָּמִים after a time Ju 11:4; 14:8; 15:1; but usually מִקֵּץ י׳, v. קֵץ; מִיֹּמָ֑יִם Ho 6:2 after two days;—מִיָּמִים יָמִ֫ימָה v. e. (4) supr. †k. c. לְמִן (v. לְ ad fin.): לְמִן הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר Dt 4:32; 9:7 2 S 7:11 Je 7:25; 32:31 Hg 2:18; twice sq. inf. appos. Ex 9:18 2 S 19:25 (cf. also 2 Ch 8:16; v. DrSm. & § 190, Obs.); לְמִימֵי: למ׳ קֶדֶם 2 K 19:25 since days of old = long ago, cf. Mal 3:7 since the days of your fathers.† 1. עַד (ה)יום: עַד יוֹם הָאֶחָד וגו׳ Ex 12:18 until the 21st day, Lv 19:6 +; עַד־יוֹם מוֹתוֹ Ju 13:7 1 S 15:35 2 S 6:23 +, etc., v. also (sq. inf.) c. supr.; עַד־הַיּוֹם until to-day, denoting especially permanence of a name or situation, or of result of an event, †Gn 19:37, 38 (J), 35:20 (E), 2 K 10:27 Ez 20:31†; more often עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה until this day Gn 26:33 (J), 31:33 (P or R), 47:26 (J), 48:15 (E), Ex 10:6 Nu 22:30 (both J), Dt 2:22; 3:14; 10:8; 11:4; 29:3 34:6 Jos 4:9; 5:9; 6:25; 7:26(×2); 8:28, 29; 9:27; 13:13; 14:14; 15:63; 16:10 (all JE), 22:3 (D), v 17 (P), 23:8, 9 (D), Ju 1:21, 26; 6:24; 10:4; 15:19; 18:12; 19:30 1 S 5:5; 6:18; 8:8; 12:2; 27:6; 29:3, 6, 8; 30:25 2 S 4:3; 6:8 = 1 Ch 13:11, 2 S 7:6 = 1 Ch 17:5, 2 S 18:13 + often; עַד־עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה †Jos 10:27 (JE), Ez 2:3 (cf. Lv 23:14 H); עַד־הַיּוֹם הַהוּא †Ju 18:1 Ne 8:17. m. once עַל־יוֹם טוֹב 1 S 25:8 upon a good day, i.e. a day of social cheerfulness, feasting, rejoicing (c. rare עַל temp. cf. Dr; יוֹם טוֹב) also Est 8:17; 9:19, 22, v. טוֹב adj.) e.g. Psalms 139:12
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Word origin
n.m. Gn 1:5 day (NH id.; Aramaic יומָא, ܝܰܘܡܳܐ; Ph. ים; MI 5 ימן, sf. ימי l.6.9.33, pl. cstr. ימי l.8, sf. 3 ms. ימה l.8; SI3 ים; Zinj. יום DHMSendsch. Gloss; Palm. יום VogNo. 123 a, Oxon. iii,; Arabic يَوْمٌ; Ethiopic ዮም: Sab. יום, ים MordtZMG 1876, 29, יומה DHMZMG 1883, 328 SabDenkm61; Assyrian ummu, ûmu COTGloss; deriv. unknown: on √ and relation of יום to Ph. ימם, Aramaic ימם, ܐܻܝܡܳܡܳܐ, v. NöZMG 1886, 721 BaZMG 1887, 632 f.)—יוֹם abs. Gn 1:5 +; cstr. Gn 2:4 +; sf. יוֹמְךָ Je 50:31; יוֹמוֹ Ex 5:13 + 22 times; יוֹמָם Je 50:27 Ez 21:34; du. †יוֹמַ֫יִם Ex 21:21; יוֹמָ֑יִם Ex 16:29 Nu 11:19; יֹמַ֫יִם 9:22; יֹמָ֑יִם Ho 6:2†; pl. יָמִים Gn 4:3 +; יָמִם Nu 6:5; יָמִין (Aramaic form; Ges§ 87. 1 a) Dn 12:13; מִיָּמִים יָמִ֫ימָה Ex 13:10 + 4 times; cstr. יְמֵי Gn 3:14 +; †יְמוֹת Dt 32:7 ψ 90:15†; sf. יָמַי Jb 7:6 + 9 times; יָמָ֑י Gn 29:21 + 8 times; יָמֵינוּ Je 35:8 + 7 times, etc.;—
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Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
יוֹם
- (b. h.) light, day (opp. night); (astronomical) day; trnsf. day of life; time. Gen. R. s. 6 הי׳ והגשמים וכ׳ the noise of the moving light (Yoma 20ᵇ קול גלגל חמה) and the rains &c.; Midr. Sam. ch. IX. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to Mal. III, 19) י׳ שהוא מלהט וכ׳ it is the day light which will glow the wicked (cmp. נַרְתֵּק). M. Kat. 25ᵇ (ref. to Am. VIII, 9) זה יוֹמוֹ של וכ׳ that means the day of life of Josiah (who was slain in the bloom of manhood). Gen. R. s. 3 (ref. to ib. I, 5) י׳ אחד … ואיזה זה יוה"כ ‘one (distinguished) day’ … that is the Day of Atonement. Ḥull. V, 5 (83ᵃ) הי׳ הולך וכ׳ the day follows the night, i.e. the beginning of the night is the beginning of the new day. Taan. 29ᵃ, v. זַכַּאי; a. v. fr.—י׳ טוב (abbr. יו"ט) Holy Day; festival. R. Hash. IV, 1; a. fr.—Yoma VII, 4 ויו"ט היה וכ׳ and the Highpriest gave a festival to his friends; a. fr.—Yom Tob, name of a treatise of the Tosefta (v. בֵּיצָה).—י׳ הכפורים (abbr. יו"כ, יה"כ) Day of Atonement. Yoma I, 1; a. v. fr.—בֶּן יוֹמוֹ of the same day, not quite one day old, used on the same day. Sabb. 151ᵇ. B. Kam. 65ᵇ; a. fr.—Tanḥ. Kor. 3; ed. Bub. 6; Num. R. s. 18 תינוקות בְּנֵי יוֹמָן (not בן) children just born; a. fr.—Du. יוֹמַיִם. Mekh. Mishp., N’zikin, s. 7; B. Kam. 90ᵃ ישנו בדין יום או י׳ comes under the law of ‘one or two days’ (Ex. XXI, 21); B. Bath. 50ᵃ.—Mekh. l. c. יום שהוא כי׳ וי׳ שהוא כיום a time which counts like two days, and two days which count like a day, which is twenty four hours (from the time of the accident, including part of this and part of the next day).—Snh. 65ᵇ מה יום מיומים (Ms. M. a. Rashi מה היום וכ׳) what difference is there between to-day (Sabbath) and the next day?; Gen. R. s. 11; Yalk. Deut. 918; Yalk. Lev. 617.—Pl. יָמִים; constr. יְמֵי, יְמוֹת. Erub. III, 6 לשני י׳ for both days. Zeb. V, 7 לשני י׳ during two days and one night. Pes. 52ᵃ, a. fr. שני י׳ טובים של גליות, v. גָּלוּת. Taan. IV, 8 לא היו י׳ ט׳ וכ׳ Israel had no days as merry as &c.; a. fr.—Ab. I, 17, a. fr. כל יָמַי all my lifetime.—Esp. יְמוֹת season, period of. י׳ הגשמים, v. גֶּשֶׁם I.—י׳ החמה a) summer season. Toh. VI, 7; a. fr.—b) the solar year. Gen. R. s. 33, end; a. fr.—י׳ הלבנה the lunar year. Ib.; a. fr.—י׳ בגרות, י׳ נערות, v. בַּגְרוּת &c. e.g. Malachi 3:19
יוֹם ²
- Targ. Gen. I, 5. Ib. XXXIX, 11; a. fr.—Targ. Prov. XII, 16 בר יוֹמֵיה (ed. Wil. incorr. כד) on the same day, at once.—Kidd. 39ᵇ דעבדין ליה י׳ טב וי׳ ביש they prepare for him (the righteous man) a good day, and (for the bad man) a bad day (v. Rashi a. Tosaf. a. l.).—Sabb. 134ᵃ; Ḥull. 60ᵃ top להדי י׳ towards the sunlight. Ib. י׳ דחד וכ׳ the sun which is only one of the ministering powers &c. Keth. 106ᵃ וכסי ליה לי׳ and obscured the sun.—Yeb. 72ᵃ י׳ דעיבא a cloudy day; י׳ דשותא a day when a southern wind blows. Erub. 40ᵇ במעלי י׳ דריש וכ׳ on the eve of the New Year’s day.—R. Hash. 21ᵃ י׳ רבה the Great Day, Day of Atonement (also only יומא, v. infra); a. v. fr.—בַּר י׳, בַּת י׳ of the same day, one day old, used the same day. Bets. 4ᵇ, v. בֵּיעָא. Ḥull. 58ᵇ, v. בַּקָּא.—Sabb. 134ᵃ גבינה בת י׳ fresh-made cheese. Ab. Zar. 67ᵇ, a. fr. קדירה בת י׳ a pot used the same day.—Sabb. 49ᵇ bot. ההוא מרבנן בר יוֹמֵיה (omitted in Ms. M.) a student that had just come to college; [oth. opin.: allusion to R. Idi, dubbed בר בי רב דחד י׳ the one day’s student of the college, Ḥag. 5ᵇ].—י׳ חרא, יום מחרא, י׳ מחרן, v. next w.—Pl. יוֹמִין, יוֹמַיָּא, יוֹמֵי. Targ. Gen. VIII, 10. Targ. Esth. I, 2; a. v. fr.—Bets. 4ᵇ עבדינן תרי י׳ we observe two days (as Holy Days). Erub. 65ᵃ השתא … י׳ דאריכי וכ׳ soon will come the days which are long (of duration) and short (of action), when we shall sleep much; a. v. fr.—יוֹמָא (sub רבה, v. supra) Yoma, name of a treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta (where it is named יום כפורים), Talmud Babli a. Y’rushalmi. Yoma 14ᵇ סדר י׳ the treatise on the order of exercises of the Day of Atonement.—V. יוֹמָנָא, יְמָמָא.
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- Genesis 1:5
- Exodus 2:11
- Leviticus 6:5
- Numbers 3:1
- Deuteronomy 1:2
- Joshua 1:5
- Judges 1:21
- Ruth 1:1
- 1 Samuel 1:3
- 2 Samuel 1:1
- 1 Kings 1:1
- 2 Kings 1:18
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
