Hebrew · H3915, H3117 · unreviewed

לַיְלָה וָיוֹם

Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity · 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)

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לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity

Pronunciation laylāh

Night as darkness symbolizing adversity and spiritual danger; fundamental biblical metaphor for trial and divine testing.

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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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