Lexicon :: Strong's H3391 - yeraḥ

יֶרַח

Transliteration

yeraḥ

Pronunciation

yeh'-rakh

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From a unused root of uncertain signification

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 913b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יֶרַח yerach, yeh'-rakh; from an unused root of uncertain significance; a lunation, i.e. month:—month, moon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H3391 in the following manner: month (11x), moon (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H3391 in the following manner: month (11x), moon (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

month (lunar cycle), moon
1. month
2. calendar month

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יֶרַח yerach, yeh'-rakh; from an unused root of uncertain significance; a lunation, i.e. month:—month, moon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3391: Abbreviations

† I. יֶ֫רַח noun masculine^{Zechariah 11:8} month (Aramaic יַרְחָא, new moon, month; Palmyrene ירח Vog^{No. 1}; Assyrian arḫu COT^Glossary Muss-Arnolt^{JBL xi. 1892, 73, 163}; compare Phoenician Ethiopic below יָרֵחַ; Sabean ורחֿ month, DHM^{ZMG 1876, 603; 1883, 369} Hal^{JAS vii, 1, 516}) — absolute יֶ֫רַח 1 Kings 6:37 3 times; construct id. Deuteronomy 21:13; 2 Kings 15:13; plural יְרָחִים Exodus 2:2 3 times; construct יַרְחֵי Job 7:3; Job 29:2; —

1. month, as measure of time, during, or in which Exodus 2:2 (E), Zechariah 11:8; Job 39:2; יַרְחֵי שָׁ֑וְא Job 7:3; יַרְחֵי קֶדֶם Job 29:2; pleonastic יֶרַח יָמִים a month (of) days = a month of time Deuteronomy 21:13; 2 Kings 15:13.

2. calendar month, with name יֶרַח זִו 1 Kings 6:37 (2nd mo., compare H2320 1 Kings 6:1); יֶרַח בּוּל 1 Kings 6:38 (8th mo.); הָאֵתָנִים יֶרַח 1 Kings 8:2 (7th mo.); compare יְרָחִים בְּמִסְפַּר אַל־יָבֹא Job 3:6; גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָתִים Deuteronomy 33:4 [Deuteronomy 33:14] produce of months, i.e. of various seasons of year. — compare synonym חֹדֶשׁ.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3393.

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