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
- Psalm 77:5יָמִ֣ים · the daysI considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
- Psalm 78:9בְּי֣וֹם · on the dayThe archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
- Psalm 78:33יְמֵיהֶ֑ם · their daysSo He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.
- Psalm 78:42י֝֗וֹם · the dayThey did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
- Psalm 81:3לְי֣וֹם · on the daySound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
- Psalm 84:10י֥וֹם · is one dayFor better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalm 86:3הַיּֽוֹם׃ · day longBe merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
- Psalm 86:7בְּי֣וֹם · In the dayIn the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
- Psalm 88:1יוֹם־ · dayA song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- Psalm 88:9י֑וֹםMy eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
- Psalm 88:17הַיּ֑וֹם · day longAll day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
- Psalm 89:16הַיּ֑וֹםThey rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
- Psalm 89:29כִּימֵ֥י · as long asI will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
- Psalm 89:45יְמֵ֣י · the daysYou have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
- Psalm 90:4כְּי֣וֹם · are butFor in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
- Psalm 90:9יָ֭מֵינוּ · our daysFor all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
- Psalm 90:10יְמֵֽי־ · The length of our daysThe length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
- Psalm 90:12יָ֭מֵינוּ · our daysSo teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Psalm 90:14יָמֵֽינוּ׃ · our daysSatisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
- Psalm 90:15כִּימ֣וֹת · for as many daysMake us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
- Psalm 91:16יָ֭מִים · lifeWith long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Psalm 92:1לְי֣וֹם · dayA Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
- Psalm 93:5יָמִֽים׃ · to comeYour testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Psalm 94:13מִ֣ימֵי · from days…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalm 95:7הַ֝יּ֗וֹם · TodayFor He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Psalm 95:8כְּי֥וֹם · in the day…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Psalm 96:2מִיּֽוֹם־ · day; לְ֝י֗וֹם · after daySing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.
- Psalm 102:2בְּי֪וֹם · in my day; בְּי֥וֹם · whenDo not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Psalm 102:3יָמָ֑י · my daysFor my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Psalm 102:8הַ֭יּוֹם · day longAll day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
- Psalm 102:11יָ֭מַי · My daysMy days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
- Psalm 102:23יָמָֽי׃ · my daysHe has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
- Psalm 102:24יָמָ֑י · of my daysI say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
- Psalm 103:15יָמָ֑יו · his daysAs for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;
- Psalm 109:8יָמָ֥יו · May his daysMay his days be few; may another take his position.
- Psalm 110:3בְּי֪וֹם · on Your dayYour people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Psalm 110:5בְּיוֹם־ · in the dayThe Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
- Psalm 116:2וּבְיָמַ֥י · as long as I liveBecause He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
- Psalm 118:24הַ֭יּוֹם · is the dayThis is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
- Psalm 119:84יְמֵֽי־ · daysHow many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
- Psalm 119:91הַיּ֑וֹם · to this dayYour ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
- Psalm 119:97הַ֝יּ֗וֹם · day longOh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
- Psalm 119:164בַּ֭יּוֹם · a daySeven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 128:5יְמֵ֣י · the daysMay the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
- Psalm 136:8בַּיּ֑וֹם · the day…the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalm 137:7י֤וֹם · on the dayRemember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
- Psalm 138:3בְּי֣וֹם · On the dayOn the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
- Psalm 139:12כַּיּ֣וֹם · like the day…even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.