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HebrewH3117Noun (Masculine)

יוֹם

yom

1,796Occurrences
H3117Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

from an unused root meaning to be hot;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

יוֹם appears 1,796 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
138
Deuteronomy
137
1 Samuel
124
Jeremiah
120
Isaiah
108
1 Kings
85
Leviticus
85
Ezk
83

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:19BSB

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

2 Kings 6:28BSB

Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?”And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’

Exodus 35:2BSB

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

Isaiah 58:4BSB

You fast with contention and strifeto strike viciously with your fist.You cannot fast as you do todayand have your voice be heard on high.

Leviticus 13:46BSB

As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.