Aramaic word · H3118
יוֹם
yom
day
A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?
Appears 16 times in 15 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·
What it means
1) day
2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Ezra · 5
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Ezra 4:15 יוֹמָ֖ת [the] days of
that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.
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Ezra 4:19 יוֹמָת֙ [the] days of
I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.
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Ezra 6:9 י֥וֹם׀ בְּי֖וֹם day, by day
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
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Ezra 6:15 י֥וֹם day
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Daniel · 11
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Daniel 2:28 יוֹמַיָּ֑א days the
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Here: 'The days'. With the word before it, it forms the set phrase 'the latter part of the days', meaning the future as it unfolds, here ending with God setting up his kingdom (2:44).
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Daniel 2:44 וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן and in days their
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Here: "And in their days." The word 'their' points ahead to 'those kings,' a common Aramaic way of saying 'in the days of those kings.' It places God's act inside the history of the empires, while they still rule, not after it.
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Daniel 4:34 יֽוֹמַיָּה֩ days the
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Here: 'The days', meaning that particular decreed span. The king's limited 'days' are set against the 'Living One of the age' later in the verse.
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Daniel 5:11 וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י and in [the] days of
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
Here: 'And in the days of' — sets the time back to the earlier reign. Daniel's record is decades old and has been forgotten.
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Daniel 6:7 יוֹמִ֣ין days
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
Here: 'Days': the ban is limited in time. That makes it sound reasonable to the king while still giving enough time to catch Daniel.
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Daniel 6:10 בְיוֹמָ֜א in day the
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Here: 'In the day', meaning daily: three times every day.
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Daniel 6:12 יוֹמִ֣ין days
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
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Daniel 6:13 בְּיוֹמָ֔א in day the
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
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Daniel 7:9 יוֹמִ֖ין days
As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
Here: 'Days'. 'Advanced of days' is a Semitic way to say very old. The picture is a white-haired elder whose age gives him supreme authority.
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Daniel 7:13 יֽוֹמַיָּא֙ <the> days
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
Here: 'The days.' Taken with the word before: 'the one advanced in days'. The aged judge with white hair (7:9) presides over the court.
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Daniel 7:22 יֽוֹמַיָּ֔א <the> days
until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
Here: 'The days'. In v. 9 the phrase has no article ('one ancient of days', a figure being introduced). Here the article points back: the aged one already seen on the throne.
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