By day
יוֹמָםStrong’s H3119yomam (yo-mam)
Appears in 49 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yomam is the Hebrew word usually translated “day” and “daytime”. It appears in 49 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”
Meaning
- By day, in the daytime
- Daytime
How it's translated
- by day 44
- and by day 3
- daytime 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 10
- Jeremiah 7
- Isaiah 6
- Ezekiel 4
- Exodus 3
- Numbers 3
18 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 13:22He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
- Exodus 40:38For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
- Leviticus 8:35Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
- Numbers 9:21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
- Numbers 10:34And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
- Numbers 14:14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
All 49 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
יוֹמָם yomam · by day
adv 1) by day, in the daytime subst 2) daytime
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “day” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DAY, noun
- That part of the time of the earth's revolution on its axis, in which its surface is presented to the sun; the part of the twenty four hours when it is light; or the space of time between the rising and setting of the sun; called the artificial day
- Light; sunshine.“Let us walk honestly as in the day” Romans 13:13
- Time specified; any period of time distinguished from other time; age; time with reference to the existence of a person or thing.
- The contest of a day; battle; or day of combat.
All definitions
- An appointed or fixed time.
- Time of commemorating an event; anniversary; the same day of the month, in any future year.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.