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יֶרַח H3391

H3391 is the Hebrew word יֶרַח, transliterated yerach and said yeh'-rakh. The King James Version most often renders it month.

Word: יֶרַחTransliteration: yerachSaid: yeh'-rakhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a lunation, i.e. month.

Where it comes from

from a unused root of uncertain signification.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

month 6×months 3×neither shall thy moon 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: month, moon.

Verses using יֶרַח

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 21:13 · KJV

And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

1 Kings 6:37 · KJV

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

1 Kings 6:38 · KJV

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

1 Kings 8:2 · KJV

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

2 Kings 15:13 · KJV

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

Job 7:3 · KJV

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Job 29:2 · KJV

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

Job 39:2 · KJV

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

Isaiah 60:20 · KJV

Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

Zechariah 11:8 · KJV

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3391 mean?

H3391 is the Hebrew word יֶרַח (yerach), meaning a lunation, i.e. month.

How is H3391 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it month (6 times), months (3 times), neither shall thy moon (1 time).

How many times does H3391 appear in the Bible?

יֶרַח (yerach) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3391 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from a unused root of uncertain signification.

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