What does יוֹם · אֶחָד mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3117, H259
בְּיוֹם אֶחָד
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) · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
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יוֹם 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 by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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אֶחָד H259 properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Pronunciation echad
One fundamentally means "united" or "unified" — emphasizing wholeness and integration rather than mere singularity or counting.
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What does בְּיוֹם אֶחָד (beyom echad) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "In one day; a decisive, bounded act of divine accomplishment.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3117, H259?
H3117, H259 is connected to 3,280 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. In one day; a decisive, bounded act of divine accomplishment.
Strong's H3117, H259
Lexical occurrences 3,280 verses Source Gloss
In one day; a decisive, bounded act of divine accomplishment.
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain