HebrewH2165Noun (Masculine)

זְמָ֑ן

ze.man

4Occurrences
H2165Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an appointed occasion

from H2163 (זָמַן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a set time, appointed time, time Aramaic equivalent: ze.man (*זְמַן *"time" H2166)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

זְמָ֑ן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Esther
2
Ecclesiastes
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

Ecclesiastes 3:1BSB

To everything there is a season,and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Esther 9:27BSB

the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.

Esther 9:31BSB

in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.

Nehemiah 2:6BSB

Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.

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