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יוֹם

𐤉𐤅𐤌

Yom

H3118 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A unit of time defined by the period of daylight or a full 24-hour cycle from one evening or morning to the next. The term can denote a literal day, an indefinite period (such as 'in the days of...'), or a more abstract segment of time (e.g., 'day of wrath'). Its usage extends to denote both a specific, concrete day and a symbolic or figurative era.

Semantic Range

daylight, a 24-hour period, time, period, era, day of (event), lifetime, age, era, symbolic or metaphorical day (e.g., day of YHWH)

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew root יום (y-w-m), which fundamentally carries the sense of 'to be hot' or 'heat of the day,' relating to the daylight period, with the noun then extended to denote a full cycle of day and night. The Aramaic equivalent is also יום.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early Israelite texts, יוֹם is the standard word for 'day' and is used both for daily cycles (Gen 1:5) and for longer, indefinite time periods (Gen 2:4, 'in the day that YHWH made earth and heavens'). The term may refer to the period from sunrise to sunset, but often, particularly in legal and narrative passages, it denotes a full day-night cycle. In prophetic and poetic literature, it sometimes bears a figurative sense, such as 'day of YHWH' (a period of divine activity or judgment). The term can also be used idiomatically to signify a lifetime or an epoch ('the days of Noah'). Later, during the Second Temple period, יוֹם continues to carry both literal and symbolic meanings, occasionally being rendered as 'age' or 'era' in translations. English renderings as 'day' may sometimes obscure the word's flexible temporal scope.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to יוֹם; a day; day (by day), time.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

יום (Yom) — to be hot (uncertain), to be bright (possible), day

Root יום to be hot, heat of day, daylight
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3117 יוֹם in the days
H3119 יוֹמָם in the daytime
H3222 יֵם the mules
H3224 יְמִימָה Daylight

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3118-08 יוֹמַיָּ֑/א yomaya ANcmpd/Td of Days the days of Days 3
H3118-10 יוֹמִ֣ין yomin ANcmpa days days days 3
H3118-06 י֥וֹם yom ANcmsa day day day 2
H3118-07 יוֹמָ֖ת yomat ANcmpc days days of days 2
H3118-01 בְּ/י֖וֹם beyom AR/Np in-day in day of in Yom 1
H3118-02 בְּ/יוֹמָ֔/א beyoma AR/Ncmsd/Td in-day-the in the day in the day 1
H3118-03 וּ/בְ/יוֹמֵ֣י uveyomey AC/R/Ncmpc and in days of and in days of and in days of 1
H3118-04 וּֽ/בְ/יוֹמֵי/ה֞וֹן uveyomeyhon AC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp And in the days of them and in their days and in their days 1
H3118-05 בְ/יוֹמָ֜/א veyoma AR/Ncmpd/Td in a day in the days in a day 1
H3118-09 יֽוֹמַיָּ/ה֩ yomayah ANcmpd/Td the-days the days my days 1

Occurrences in Scripture

16 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3118-08 Daniel 2:28 יוֹמַיָּ֑/א yomaya ANcmpd/Td of days the days the days
H3118-04 Daniel 2:44 וּֽ/בְ/יוֹמֵי/ה֞וֹן uveyomeyhon AC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp And in the days of them and in their days and in their days
H3118-09 Daniel 4:31 יֽוֹמַיָּ/ה֩ yomayah ANcmpd/Td the-days the days my days
H3118-03 Daniel 5:11 וּ/בְ/יוֹמֵ֣י uveyomey AC/R/Ncmpc and in days of and in days of and in days of
H3118-10 Daniel 6:8 יוֹמִ֣ין yomin ANcmpa days days days
H3118-05 Daniel 6:11 בְ/יוֹמָ֜/א veyoma AR/Ncmpd/Td in a day in the days in a day
H3118-10 Daniel 6:13 יוֹמִ֣ין yomin ANcmpa days days days
H3118-02 Daniel 6:14 בְּ/יוֹמָ֔/א beyoma AR/Ncmsd/Td in-day-the in the day in the day
H3118-10 Daniel 7:9 יוֹמִ֖ין yomin ANcmpa of Days days of Days
H3118-08 Daniel 7:13 יֽוֹמַיָּ/א֙ yomaya ANcmpd/Td of Days the days of Days
H3118-08 Daniel 7:22 יֽוֹמַיָּ֔/א yomaya ANp/Td of Days the days Yom
H3118-07 Ezra 4:15 יוֹמָ֖ת yomat ANcmpc days days of days
H3118-07 Ezra 4:19 יוֹמָת֙ yomat ANcmpc days days of the days
H3118-06 Ezra 6:9 י֥וֹם yom ANcmsa day day day
H3118-01 Ezra 6:9 בְּ/י֖וֹם beyom AR/Np in-day in day of in Yom
H3118-06 Ezra 6:15 י֥וֹם yom ANcmsa day day day
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