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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 - The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:13 - and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:14 - with the rich fruit that grows in the sun,
and the rich harvest produced each month;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:37 - The foundation of the LORD’s Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv,[fn] during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:38 - The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul,[fn] during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:2 - So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn in the month of Ethanim.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:13 - Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:6 - Let that night be blotted off the calendar,
never again to be counted among the days of the year,
never again to appear among the months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
long and weary nights of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:2 - “I long for the years gone by
when God took care of me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:2 - Do you know how many months they carry their young?
Are you aware of the time of their delivery?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:20 - Your sun will never set;
your moon will not go down.
For the LORD will be your everlasting light.
Your days of mourning will come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:8 - I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month.
But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
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