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
- Exodus 31:15בְּי֥וֹם · dayFor six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 31:17יָמִ֗ים · days; וּבַיּוֹם֙ · dayIt is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
- Exodus 32:28בַּיּ֣וֹם · dayThe Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
- Exodus 32:29הַיּוֹם֙ · Today; הַיּ֖וֹם · this dayAfterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
- Exodus 32:34וּבְי֣וֹם · But on the dayNow go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
- Exodus 34:11הַיּ֑וֹם · this dayObserve what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Exodus 34:18יָמִ֜ים · daysYou are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
- Exodus 34:21יָמִים֙ · days; וּבַיּ֥וֹם · daySix days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
- Exodus 34:28יוֹם֙ · daysSo Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
- Exodus 35:2יָמִים֮ · days; וּבַיּ֣וֹם · dayFor six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
- Exodus 35:3בְּי֖וֹם · dayDo not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
- Exodus 40:2בְּיוֹם־ · day“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 40:37י֖וֹם · the dayIf the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.
- Leviticus 6:5בְּי֥וֹם · on the day…or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
- Leviticus 6:20בְּיוֹם֙ · on the day“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
- Leviticus 7:15בְּי֥וֹם · on the dayThe meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
- Leviticus 7:16בְּי֛וֹם · on the dayIf, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day.
- Leviticus 7:17בַּיּוֹם֙ · dayBut any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up.
- Leviticus 7:18בַּיּ֣וֹם · dayIf any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 7:35בְּיוֹם֙ · since the dayThis is the portion of the food offerings to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
- Leviticus 7:36בְּיוֹם֙ · On the dayOn the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.
- Leviticus 7:38בְּי֨וֹם · on the day…which the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai.
- Leviticus 8:33יָמִ֔ים · days; י֣וֹם · the days; יְמֵ֖י; יָמִ֔ים · daysYou must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.
- Leviticus 8:34בַּיּ֣וֹם · todayWhat has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.
- Leviticus 8:35יָמִ֔ים · daysYou must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
- Leviticus 9:1בַּיּ֣וֹם · dayOn the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
- Leviticus 9:4הַיּ֔וֹם · today…an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”
- Leviticus 10:19הַ֠יּוֹם · this very day; הַיּ֔וֹם · todayBut Aaron replied to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the sight of the LORD?”
- Leviticus 12:2יָמִ֔ים · days; כִּימֵ֛י · as she is during the days“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
- Leviticus 12:3וּבַיּ֖וֹם · dayAnd on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- Leviticus 12:4יוֹם֙ · days; יָמִ֔ים; יְמֵ֥י · the daysThe woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
- Leviticus 12:5יוֹם֙; יָמִ֔ים · daysIf, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
- Leviticus 12:6יְמֵ֣י · When the daysWhen the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.
- Leviticus 13:4יָמִֽים׃ · daysIf, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
- Leviticus 13:5בַּיּ֣וֹם · day; יָמִ֖ים · daysOn the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.
- Leviticus 13:6בַּיּ֣וֹם · dayThe priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.
- Leviticus 13:14וּבְי֨וֹם · But wheneverBut whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.