The meaning of “יֶרַח”
Understanding yerach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
month, moon. - a lunation, i.e. month 1) month (lunar cycle), moon 1a) month 1b) calendar month
יֶרַח
month, moon. - a lunation, i.e. month 1) month (lunar cycle), moon 1a) month 1b) calendar month
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 2:2 | “And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.” Word: יֶרַח (yerach) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:14 | “And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,” Word: יֶרַח (yerach) | |
| 1 Kings 6:38 | “And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. ” Word: יֶרַח (yerach) | |
| 2 Kings 15:13 | “Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.” Word: יֶרַח (yerach) | |
| Job 29:2 | “Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;” Word: יֶרַח (yerach) |
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