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מׇחֳרָת

𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕

mochŏrâth

H4283 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מחר to be late, to defer, to be after

Definition

Designates the day following the present day or a specified event—the next day, the morrow, or tomorrow. Appears both in absolute terms (the day after today) and relative to a narrative action (the day after an event). May serve an adverbial or nominal function, signaling temporal succession or transition.

Semantic Range

the next day, tomorrow, on the day after, morrow after a festival or Sabbath, the day following an event, next morning

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מָחָר (machar), meaning 'tomorrow' or 'the morrow.' The word מׇחֳרָת (mochorath) is a nominal form with a directional he ending, indicating relation to the following day. The longer form מׇחֳרָתָם (mochoratham) is a construct with pronominal suffix, 'their morrow.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout the biblical period, מׇחֳרָת is the standard term for the day following a referenced point in time, whether historically (the next day following an event) or cultically (the day after a holy convocation, festival, or Sabbath). It is used absolutely ('the next day') or with definite articles and suffixes for expressions like 'the day after.' In priestly and cultic texts (e.g., Leviticus 23:11, 15), it marks significant ritual timing. In narrative texts, it transitions to subsequent action. Unlike related terms such as אַחֲרִית (end, latter time) or עֵת (time, appointed time), מׇחֳרָת is strictly used for immediate temporal succession and not for distant or eschatological reference. English translations like 'tomorrow,' 'the next day,' or 'on the morrow' accurately capture most of its usage but the nuance of cultic timing can be lost. In post-exilic and later literature, the term remains, but in Rabbinic usage it is less common, replaced by more general terms for 'tomorrow.' The use of the definite article (הַמָּחֳרָת) is important in cultic contexts to mark the day following the Sabbath or festival, which became significant in later calendrical and interpretive debates.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מׇחֳרָתָם; (1 Samuel 30:17), feminine from the same as מָחָר; the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow; morrow, next day.

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Root Family

מחר (m-ḥ-r) — to be after, to defer, to be late

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4242 מְחִיר for a price
H4243 מְחִיר price-of

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4283-05 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa the next day the following day the following day 25
H4283-06 וּ/מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת umimachorat HC/R/Ncfsa and on the morrow and from the next day and on the next day 3
H4283-01 הַֽ/מָּחֳרָ֗ת hamachorat HTd/Ncfsa the next the after-day the next day 1
H4283-03 לְֽ/מָחֳרַת֮ lemachorat HR/Ncfsc on the morrow of for the next day of for the next day 1
H4283-02 לַֽ/מָּחֳרָ֑ת lamachorat HRd/Ncfsa the next day for the morrow for the morrow 1
H4283-04 לְ/מָֽחֳרָתָ֑/ם lemachoratam HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp of their next day to their next-day to their next day 1

Occurrences in Scripture

32 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4283-05 Genesis 19:34 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa the next day the following day the next day
H4283-05 Exodus 9:6 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa on the next day the following day the following day
H4283-05 Exodus 18:13 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa on the next day the following day the following day
H4283-05 Exodus 32:6 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa on the next day the following day on the following day
H4283-05 Exodus 32:30 מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsa the next day the following day the next day
H4283-06 Leviticus 7:16 וּ/מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת umimachorat HC/R/Ncfsa and on the next day and from the next day and on the next day
H4283-06 Leviticus 19:6 וּ/מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֑ת umimachorat HC/R/Ncfsa and on the morrow and from the next day and from the next day
H4283-05 Leviticus 23:11 מִֽ/מָּחֳרַת֙ mimachorat HR/Ncfsc on the morrow of the following day on the day after
H4283-05 Leviticus 23:15 מִ/מָּחֳרַ֣ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsc from the morrow the following day from the following day
H4283-05 Leviticus 23:16 מִֽ/מָּחֳרַ֤ת mimachorat HR/Ncfsc the morrow after the following day the following day
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