What does יוֹמָם (ywōmām) mean in the Bible?
יוֹמָם (ywōmām): Temporal marker emphasizing continuous, repeated action during daylight hours rather than night
Hebrew · H3119
יוֹמָם
Daily
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יוֹמָם H3119
Pronunciation ywōmām
What does יוֹמָם (ywōmām) mean in the Bible?
יוֹמָם (ywōmām): Temporal marker emphasizing continuous, repeated action during daylight hours rather than night
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3119?
The BSB source-word alignment has 51 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by day (22), day (18), [both] day (1), [it was] by day (1), [will face] daily (1).
Where does יוֹמָם (ywōmām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 13:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (10), Jeremiah (7), Isaiah (6), Exodus (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It by day 22× Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 40:38, Numbers 10:34
day 18× Leviticus 8:35, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 25:16, 1 Kings 8:59
[both] day 1× Psalms 42:3
[it was] by day 1× Numbers 9:21
[will face] daily 1× Ezekiel 30:16
after day 1× Isaiah 21:8
and day 1× Deuteronomy 28:66
each day 1× Psalms 13:2
In broad daylight 1× Ezekiel 12:3
in the daytime 1× Judges 6:27
so that day 1× Jeremiah 33:20
with the day 1× Jeremiah 33:25
you by day 1× Psalms 121:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 13:21 יוֹמָ֜ם to by day Adverb Exodus 13:21 יוֹמָ֥ם to by day Adverb Exodus 13:22 יוֹמָ֔ם to by day Adverb Exodus 40:38 יוֹמָ֔ם to by day Adverb Leviticus 8:35 יוֹמָ֤ם to day Adverb Numbers 9:21 יוֹמָ֣ם to [it was] by day Adverb Numbers 10:34 יוֹמָ֑ם to by day Adverb Numbers 14:14 יוֹמָ֔ם to by day Adverb Deuteronomy 1:33 יוֹמָֽם׃ to by day Adverb Deuteronomy 28:66 וְיוֹמָ֔ם to and day Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 13:21
Aligned rows 51
Books represented 18
Exodus 4 Leviticus 1 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 4 Job 2 Psalms 10 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 7 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
יוֹמָ֣ם 11x yō·w·mām Numbers 9:21, Joshua 1:8, 1 Kings 8:59, 2 Chronicles 6:20
יוֹמָ֔ם 8x yō·w·mām Exodus 13:22, Exodus 40:38, Numbers 14:14, 2 Samuel 21:10
יוֹמָ֥ם 7x yō·w·mām Exodus 13:21, 1 Chronicles 9:33, Nehemiah 4:9, Job 5:14
יוֹמָ֑ם 5x yō·w·mām Numbers 10:34, 1 Samuel 25:16, Nehemiah 9:12, Psalms 13:2
יוֹמָ֖ם 5x yō·w·mām Judges 6:27, Isaiah 4:6, Jeremiah 15:9, Ezekiel 12:3
יוֹמָֽם׃ 3x yō·w·mām Deuteronomy 1:33, Psalms 91:5, Ezekiel 30:16
יוֹמָ֤ם 2x yō·w·mām Leviticus 8:35, Psalms 55:10
בְּיוֹמָם֙ 1x bə·yō·w·mām Nehemiah 9:19
Parsing patterns
Adverb 47x Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 40:38, Leviticus 8:35
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 3x Deuteronomy 28:66, Isaiah 34:10, Jeremiah 14:17
Preposition-b | Adverb 1x Nehemiah 9:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Temporal marker emphasizing continuous, repeated action during daylight hours rather than night
Source Gloss
daily
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Temporal marker emphasizing continuous, repeated action during daylight hours rather than night
daily BDB: daytime Usage: daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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