יוֹם

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,303 occurrences39 books1,930 verses

Definition

from an unused root meaning to be hot; 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)
Traditional renderings: age, always, chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), elder, × end, evening, (for) ever(-lasting, -more), × full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, old, outlived, perpetually, presently, remaineth, × required, season, × since, space, then, (process of) time, as at other times, in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), × whole ( age), (full) year(-ly), younger.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יוֹם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,303 total
  1. Ezra 3:4בְּיוֹם֙; י֥וֹם · for each day; בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃
    They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
  2. Ezra 3:6מִיּ֤וֹם · day
    On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
  3. Ezra 4:2מִימֵי֙ · the time
    …they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”
  4. Ezra 4:5יְמֵ֗י · the reign
    They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.
  5. Ezra 4:7וּבִימֵ֣י · And in the days
    And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
  6. Ezra 6:22יָמִ֖ים · days
    For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
  7. Ezra 8:15יָמִ֣ים · days
    Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
  8. Ezra 8:32יָמִ֥ים · days
    So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.
  9. Ezra 8:33וּבַיּ֣וֹם · day
    On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
  10. Ezra 9:7מִימֵ֣י · From the days; הַיּ֣וֹם · day; כְּהַיּ֥וֹם · day
    From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
  11. Ezra 9:15כְּהַיּ֣וֹם · day
    O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
  12. Ezra 10:8הַיָּמִ֗ים · days
    Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
  13. Ezra 10:9הַיָּמִ֗ים · days
    So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
  14. Ezra 10:13לְי֤וֹם · days
    But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
  15. Ezra 10:16בְּי֤וֹם · day
    So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
  16. Ezra 10:17י֥וֹם · day
    …and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
  17. Nehemiah 1:4יָמִ֑ים · for days
    When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
  18. Nehemiah 1:6הַיּוֹם֙ · now
    …let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
  19. Nehemiah 1:11הַיּ֔וֹם · this day
    O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
  20. Nehemiah 2:11יָמִ֥ים · days
    After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,
  21. Nehemiah 4:2בַיּ֔וֹם · in a day
    …before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
  22. Nehemiah 4:16הַיּ֣וֹם · day on
    And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
  23. Nehemiah 4:22וְהַיּ֥וֹם · by day
    At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
  24. Nehemiah 5:11כְּהַיּ֗וֹם · immediately
    Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”
  25. Nehemiah 5:14מִיּ֣וֹם׀ · from the day
    Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
  26. Nehemiah 5:18לְי֣וֹם · day; יָמִ֛ים · days
    Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
  27. Nehemiah 6:15יֽוֹם׃פ · days
    So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
  28. Nehemiah 6:17בַּיָּמִ֣ים · days
    Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.
  29. Nehemiah 8:2בְּי֥וֹם · day
    On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
  30. Nehemiah 8:3הַיּ֔וֹם
    So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
  31. Nehemiah 8:9הַיּ֤וֹם · day
    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
  32. Nehemiah 8:10הַיּ֖וֹם · today
    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
  33. Nehemiah 8:11הַיּ֖וֹם · today
    And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
  34. Nehemiah 8:13וּבַיּ֣וֹם · day [of the month]
    On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
  35. Nehemiah 8:17מִימֵי֩ · From the days; הַיּ֣וֹם · day
    The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
  36. Nehemiah 8:18י֣וֹם׀ · Day; בְּי֔וֹם · after day; הַיּוֹם֙ · day; הַיּ֣וֹם · days; יָמִ֔ים · day; וּבַיּ֧וֹם
    Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
  37. Nehemiah 9:1וּבְיוֹם֩ · day
    On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
  38. Nehemiah 9:3הַיּ֑וֹם · of the day
    While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
  39. Nehemiah 9:10כְּהַיּ֥וֹם · day
    You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.