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
- Job 8:9יָמֵ֣ינוּ · our daysFor we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
- Job 9:25וְיָמַ֣י · My daysMy days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
- Job 10:5הֲכִימֵ֣י · Are Your days; יָמֶ֑יךָ · like those; כִּ֣ימֵי · like thoseAre Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man,
- Job 10:20יָמַ֣י · Are my daysAre my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
- Job 12:12יָמִ֣ים · lifeWisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
- Job 14:1יָ֝מִ֗ים · of days“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
- Job 14:5יָמָ֗יו · his daysSince his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
- Job 14:6יוֹמֽוֹ׃ · his day…look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
- Job 14:14יְמֵ֣י · the daysWhen a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
- Job 15:10יָמִֽים׃Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
- Job 15:20יְמֵ֣י · daysA wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Job 15:23יֽוֹם־ · the dayHe wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
- Job 15:32י֭וֹמוֹ · his timeIt will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
- Job 17:1יָמַ֥י · my days“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
- Job 17:11יָמַ֣י · My daysMy days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
- Job 17:12לְי֣וֹם · into dayThey have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
- Job 18:20י֭וֹמוֹ · his fateThose in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
- Job 20:28בְּי֣וֹם · on the dayThe possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
- Job 21:13יְמֵיהֶ֑ם · their daysThey spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 21:30לְי֣וֹם · from the day; לְי֖וֹם · from the dayIndeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
- Job 23:2הַ֭יּוֹם · today“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
- Job 24:1יָמָֽיו׃ · His days“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
- Job 27:6מִיָּמָֽי׃ · As long as I liveI will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
- Job 29:2כִּ֝ימֵ֗י · for the days“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
- Job 29:4בִּימֵ֣י…when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
- Job 29:18יָמִֽים׃ · my daysSo I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
- Job 30:1לְיָ֫מִ֥ים“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
- Job 30:16יְמֵי־ · daysAnd now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
- Job 30:25י֑וֹםHave I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
- Job 30:27יְמֵי־ · daysI am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
- Job 32:4לְיָמִֽים׃Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
- Job 32:6לְ֭יָמִים · in yearsSo Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Job 32:7יָמִ֣ים · that ageI thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
- Job 33:25לִימֵ֥י · to the days…then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
- Job 36:11יְמֵיהֶ֣ם · their daysIf they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
- Job 38:12הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ · In your daysIn your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
- Job 38:21יָמֶ֣יךָ · of your daysSurely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
- Job 38:23לְי֥וֹם · for the day…which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?
- Job 42:17יָמִֽים׃ · of yearsAnd so Job died, old and full of years.
- Psalm 2:7הַיּ֥וֹם · todayI will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Psalm 7:11יֽוֹם׃ · dayGod is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
- Psalm 18:1בְּי֤וֹם · on the dayFor the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- Psalm 18:18בְיוֹם־ · in my dayThey confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
- Psalm 19:2י֣וֹם · Day; לְ֭יוֹם · after dayDay after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
- Psalm 20:1בְּי֣וֹם · in the dayFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
- Psalm 20:9בְיוֹם־ · on the dayO LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.