What does יוֹם · רַב mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many days, an extended period".
Hebrew · H3117, H7227
יָמִים רַבִּים
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) · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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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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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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What does יָמִים רַבִּים (yāmîm rabbîm) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "many days, an extended period".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3117, H7227?
H3117, H7227 is connected to 2,765 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. many days, an extended period
Strong's H3117, H7227
Lexical occurrences 2,765 verses Source Gloss
many days, an extended period
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Cross-Language Connections
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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