What does יָרֵחַ (yārēḥa) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵחַ (yārēḥa): Celestial body marking time and seasons; used symbolically for desolation, instability, or cosmic disorder in judgment contexts
Hebrew · H3394
יָרֵחַ
The moon
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יָרֵחַ H3394
Pronunciation yārēḥa
What does יָרֵחַ (yārēḥa) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵחַ (yārēḥa): Celestial body marking time and seasons; used symbolically for desolation, instability, or cosmic disorder in judgment contexts
Full entry for יָרֵחַ (H3394) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3394?
The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and moon (7), the moon (6), and the moon (4), moon (3), and your moon (1).
Where does יָרֵחַ (yārēḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Isaiah (3), Joel (3), Deuteronomy (2).
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 and moon 7× Genesis 37:9, 2 Kings 23:5, Psalms 148:3, Jeremiah 8:2
the moon 6× Job 25:5, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 72:7, Psalms 104:19
and the moon 4× Joshua 10:13, Isaiah 13:10, Ezekiel 32:7, Joel 2:31
moon 3× Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Ecclesiastes 12:2
and your moon 1× Isaiah 60:20
like the moon 1× Psalms 89:37
nor the moon 1× Psalms 121:6
O moon 1× Joshua 10:12
of the moon 1× Isaiah 60:19
or the moon 1× Job 31:26
the moon [remains] 1× Psalms 72:5
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Genesis 37:9 וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ to and moon Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 4:19 הַיָּרֵ֜חַ to moon Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 17:3 לַיָּרֵ֗חַ to moon Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 10:12 וְיָרֵ֖חַ to O moon Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 10:13 וְיָרֵ֣חַ to and the moon Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 23:5 וְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ to and moon Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 25:5 יָ֭רֵחַ to the moon Noun - masculine singular Job 31:26 וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ to or the moon Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 8:3 יָרֵ֥חַ to the moon Noun - masculine singular Psalms 72:5 יָ֝רֵ֗חַ to the moon [remains] Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:9
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 8 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Joel 3 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
וְיָרֵ֖חַ 4x wə·yā·rê·aḥ Joshua 10:12, Isaiah 13:10, Ezekiel 32:7, Joel 3:15
וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ 2x wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ Ecclesiastes 12:2, Joel 2:31
יָ֭רֵחַ 2x yā·rê·aḥ Job 25:5, Psalms 104:19
יָרֵ֥חַ 2x yā·rê·aḥ Psalms 8:3, Jeremiah 31:35
הַיָּרֵ֜חַ 1x hay·yā·rê·aḥ Deuteronomy 4:19
הַיָּרֵ֣חַ 1x hay·yā·rê·aḥ Psalms 136:9
הַיָּרֵ֖חַ 1x hay·yā·rê·aḥ Isaiah 60:19
וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ 1x wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ Genesis 37:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 9x Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, Job 31:26, Psalms 121:6
Noun - masculine singular 7x Job 25:5, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 72:5, Psalms 72:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 4:19, Psalms 136:9, Isaiah 60:19
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 37:9, Ecclesiastes 12:2, Joel 2:31
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 23:5, Jeremiah 8:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 60:20
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 89:37
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 17:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Celestial body marking time and seasons; used symbolically for desolation, instability, or cosmic disorder in judgment contexts
Source Gloss
the moon
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Celestial body marking time and seasons; used symbolically for desolation, instability, or cosmic disorder in judgment contexts
the moon BDB: moon Usage: moon. Yrechow. See 3405.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
celestial body worshipped along with sun and stars by unfaithful people
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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