What does יוֹם · צָרָה mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · צָרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "day of trouble or distress".
Hebrew · H3117, H6869
יוֹם צָרָה
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) · tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble ); transitively, a female rival
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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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צָרָה H6869 tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble ); transitively, a female rival
Pronunciation tsarah
Adversity rooted in physical constriction; extends to rivalship in marital contexts, especially co-wives.
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What does יוֹם צָרָה (yom tsarah) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · צָרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "day of trouble or distress".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3117, H6869?
H3117, H6869 is connected to 2,377 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. day of trouble or distress
Strong's H3117, H6869
Lexical occurrences 2,377 verses Source Gloss
day of trouble or distress
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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