וּבְיוֹם הֵרָאוֹת בּוֹ בָּשָׂר חַי
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) · to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
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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)
רָאָה H7200 to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
What does וּבְיוֹם הֵרָאוֹת בּוֹ בָּשָׂר חַי (ûḇĕyôm hērāʾôṯ bô bāśār ḥay) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · רָאָה · בָּשָׂר · חַי is a Hebrew word meaning "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)".
Full entry for וּבְיוֹם הֵרָאוֹת בּוֹ בָּשָׂר חַי (H3117, H7200, H1320, H2416) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 594 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.