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יוֹם

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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. Psalm 139:16יָמִ֥ים · my days
    Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
  2. Psalm 140:2י֝֗וֹם · day long
    …who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
  3. Psalm 140:7בְּי֣וֹם · in the day
    O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
  4. Psalm 143:5יָמִ֨ים׀ · the days
    I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
  5. Psalm 144:4יָ֝מָ֗יו · his days
    Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
  6. Psalm 145:2י֥וֹם · day
    Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
  7. Psalm 146:4בַּיּ֥וֹם · very day
    When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
  8. Proverbs 3:2יָ֭מִים · to your days
    …for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
  9. Proverbs 3:16יָ֭מִים · life
    Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
  10. Proverbs 4:18הַיּֽוֹם׃
    The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  11. Proverbs 6:34בְּי֣וֹם · in the day
    For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
  12. Proverbs 7:9י֑וֹם
    …at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
  13. Proverbs 7:14הַ֝יּ֗וֹם · today
    “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
  14. Proverbs 7:20לְי֥וֹם · till
    He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
  15. Proverbs 8:30י֤וֹם׀ · day; י֑וֹם · [by] day
    Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
  16. Proverbs 8:34י֤וֹם׀ · daily; י֑וֹם
    Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
  17. Proverbs 9:11יָמֶ֑יךָ · your days
    For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
  18. Proverbs 10:27יָמִ֑ים · life
    The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
  19. Proverbs 11:4בְּי֣וֹם · in the day
    Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
  20. Proverbs 12:16בַּ֭יּוֹם · at once
    A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
  21. Proverbs 15:15יְמֵ֣י · the days
    All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
  22. Proverbs 16:4לְי֣וֹם · for the day
    The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  23. Proverbs 21:26הַ֭יּוֹם · day long
    All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
  24. Proverbs 21:31לְי֣וֹם · for the day
    A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
  25. Proverbs 22:19הַיּ֣וֹם · today
    So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
  26. Proverbs 23:17הַיּֽוֹם׃
    Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
  27. Proverbs 24:10בְּי֥וֹם · in the day
    If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
  28. Proverbs 25:13בְּי֬וֹם · in the time
    Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
  29. Proverbs 25:19בְּי֣וֹם · in time
    Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
  30. Proverbs 25:20בְּי֣וֹם · day
    Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
  31. Proverbs 27:1בְּי֣וֹם · about tomorrow; יֽוֹם׃ · a day
    Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
  32. Proverbs 27:10בְּי֣וֹם · in the day
    Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
  33. Proverbs 27:15בְּי֣וֹם · day
    A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
  34. Proverbs 28:16יָמִֽים׃פ · [his] days
    A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
  35. Proverbs 31:12יְמֵ֣י · the days
    She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
  36. Proverbs 31:25לְי֣וֹם · at the days
    Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
  37. Ecclesiastes 2:3יְמֵ֥י · days
    I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
  38. Ecclesiastes 2:16הַיָּמִ֤ים · in the days
    For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
  39. Ecclesiastes 2:23יָמָ֣יו · his days
    Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
  40. Ecclesiastes 5:17יָמָ֖יו · his days
    Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
  41. Ecclesiastes 5:18יְמֵי־ · days
    Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
  42. Ecclesiastes 5:20יְמֵ֣י · the days
    For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
  43. Ecclesiastes 6:3יְמֵֽי־ · he lives
    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  44. Ecclesiastes 6:12יְמֵי־ · days [in which]
    For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
  45. Ecclesiastes 7:1וְי֣וֹם · and one’s day; מִיּ֖וֹם · [is better] than his day
    A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
  46. Ecclesiastes 7:10שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ · days
    Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.