יוֹם (yôwm) — Age

Hebrew word study: יוֹם (yôwm), Strong's H3117. 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

HebrewStrong's H3117
Quick definition
Hebrew word
יוֹם (yôwm)
Pronounced: yome

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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)

Word study
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be hot;

KJV translation words: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.

Where this word appears

Strong's H3117 is tagged on 2,303 words in 1,929 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:5 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

on the day ×329days ×303the day ×274this day ×199the days ×142the days of ×119in the day ×64day ×63on the day of ×63a day ×54in the days of ×50in the days ×49

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

הַיּוֹם ×456בַּיּוֹם ×295יָמִים ×264יוֹם ×237בְּיוֹם ×197יְמֵי ×130הַיָּמִים ×122בִּימֵי ×53בַּיָּמִים ×47וּבַיּוֹם ×35

Books where it appears most

Deuteronomy ×167Genesis ×1521 Samuel ×151Jeremiah ×137Numbers ×121Isaiah ×120Exodus ×115Leviticus ×113

Verses (first 25 of 1929)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3118 יוֹם (yôwm), H3119 יוֹמָם (yôwmâm), H3222 יֵם (yêm), H3223 יְמוּאֵל (Yᵉmûwʼêl), H3224 יְמִימָה (Yᵉmîymâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does yôwm (H3117) mean?

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).

How is H3117 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3117 as: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger..

How often does יוֹם (yôwm) appear?

Strong's H3117 is tagged on 2,303 words in 1,929 verses across 39 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:5 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.