יוֹם
yomdayHow to read Hebrew
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.
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
Occurrences
2,303 total
- Nehemiah 9:32מִימֵי֙ · from the days; הַיּ֥וֹםSo now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
- Nehemiah 9:36הַיּ֖וֹם · todaySo here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!
- Nehemiah 10:31בְּי֤וֹם · day; וּבְי֣וֹם · dayWhen the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.
- Nehemiah 11:23י֥וֹם · daily; בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
- Nehemiah 12:7בִּימֵ֥י · in the daysSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
- Nehemiah 12:12וּבִימֵי֙ · In the daysIn the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
- Nehemiah 12:22בִּימֵ֨י · In the daysIn the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
- Nehemiah 12:23הַיָּמִ֑ים; יְמֵ֖י · the daysAs for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
- Nehemiah 12:26בִּימֵ֛י · in the days; וּבִימֵי֙ · and in the daysThey served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
- Nehemiah 12:43בַיּוֹם־ · dayOn that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Nehemiah 12:44בַיּוֹם֩ · dayAnd on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
- Nehemiah 12:46בִימֵ֥י · in the daysFor long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
- Nehemiah 12:47בִּימֵ֨י · So in the days; וּבִימֵ֣י · and; י֣וֹם · daily; בְּיוֹמ֑וֹSo in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
- Nehemiah 13:1בַּיּ֣וֹם · timeAt that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
- Nehemiah 13:6יָמִ֖יםWhile all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
- Nehemiah 13:15בַּיָּמִ֣ים · days; בְּי֣וֹם · day; בְּי֖וֹם · on that dayIn those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
- Nehemiah 13:17י֥וֹם · dayThen I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
- Nehemiah 13:19בְּי֥וֹם · dayWhen the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
- Nehemiah 13:22י֣וֹם · dayThen I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
- Nehemiah 13:23בַּיָּמִ֣ים · daysIn those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
- Esther 1:1בִּימֵ֣י · in the daysThis is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 1:2בַּיָּמִ֖ים · daysIn those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
- Esther 1:4יָמִ֣ים · days; יֽוֹם׃And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness.
- Esther 1:5הַיָּמִ֣ים · time; יָמִ֑יםAt the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
- Esther 1:10בַּיּוֹם֙ · dayOn the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
- Esther 1:18וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם · very dayThis very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
- Esther 2:11י֣וֹם; וָי֔וֹםAnd every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
- Esther 2:12יְמֵ֣יIn the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
- Esther 2:21בַּיָּמִ֣ים · daysIn those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
- Esther 2:23הַיָּמִ֖יםAfter the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
- Esther 3:4י֣וֹם · Day; וָי֔וֹם · after dayDay after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
- Esther 3:7מִיּ֧וֹם׀ · to determine a day; לְי֛וֹםIn the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
- Esther 3:12יוֹם֮ · dayOn the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
- Esther 3:13בְּי֣וֹם · dayAnd the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
- Esther 3:14לַיּ֥וֹם · dayA copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.