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Lexicon :: Strong's H3391 - yeraḥ

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יֶרַח
Transliteration
yeraḥ
Pronunciation
yeh'-rakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a unused root of uncertain signification
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 913b

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).

  1. 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.
STRONGS H3391: Abbreviations
† I. יֶ֫רַח noun masculineZechariah 11:8 month (Aramaic יַרְחָא, bdb043702 new moon, month; Palmyrene ירח VogNo. 1; Assyrian arḫu COTGlossary Muss-ArnoltJBL xi. 1892, 73, 163; compare Phoenician Ethiopic below יָרֵחַ; Sabean ורחֿ month, DHMZMG 1876, 603; 1883, 369 HalJAS 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:2; 2:2

Deuteronomy

21:13; 21:13; 33:4

1 Kings

6:37; 6:37; 6:38; 8:2

2 Kings

15:13; 15:13

Job

3:6; 7:3; 7:3; 29:2; 29:2; 39:2

Zechariah

11:8; 11:8

H3391

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Strong's Number H3391 matches the Hebrew יֶרַח (yeraḥ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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