כַּ/יּ֥וֹם

𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌

yôwm

as the day

A unit of time primarily referencing a day, understood either as the daylight period (from sunrise to sunset) or as a full 24-hour cycle, but also extending to mean an undefined span or occasion (e.g., 'in the day of trouble'), a lifetime, or a specific era. The word can function adverbially to mean 'today,' 'regularly,' or 'when.'

H3117

Deuteronomy 4:38 · Word #13

Lexicon H3117

Lemmaיוֹם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤅𐤌
Transliterationyôwm
Strong'sH3117
DefinitionA unit of time primarily referencing a day, understood either as the daylight period (from sunrise to sunset) or as a full 24-hour cycle, but also extending to mean an undefined span or occasion (e.g., 'in the day of trouble'), a lifetime, or a specific era. The word can function adverbially to mean 'today,' 'regularly,' or 'when.'

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseas the day

SIBI-P1 Translation H3117-17

as a day

Morphological NotesPreposition כְּ (comparative "as/like") + masculine singular absolute noun יוֹם.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the preposition כְּ ("as, like") attached to the masculine singular noun יוֹם ("day"). Rendering it "as a day" preserves the comparative prefix and the singular absolute noun without importing contextual nuance.

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