23:28 ; יֹום הַבּכּוּרִים Nu 28:2 6; יֹום חַגֵּנוּ ψ 81:4 ; יֹום מַלְכֵּנוּ Ho 7:5 ; also of false gods, הַבְּעָלִים יִמֵי 2:1 1.
3. יֹום י׳ day of Yahweh , chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous ( v. RS Proph. 396 f. Dr Is 2 8); Am 5:18 (×2), 20 Is 2:1 2; 13:6 , 9 Zp 1:7 ( cf. v 8), v 14 (×2) ( cf. v 1 5, 16 ), Je 46:10 Ez 13: 5; 30:3 ( cf. 36:3 3; 39:8 , 11 , 13 ), Ob 15 Zc 14:1 Mal 3:23 ( cf. Zc 14:7 Mal 3: 2, 17 , 19 (×2), 21 ), Jo 1:15 ; 2:1 , 11 ( cf. v 2 (×2)), 3:4 ; 4:14 ; יֹום עֶבְרַת י׳ Zp 1:1 8; יֹום עֶבְרָה Pr 11: 4; יֹום חֲרֹון אַפֹּו Is 13:13 La 1:1 2; יֹום נָקָם Is 34: 8; 61:2 ; 63:4 ; יֹום נְקָמָה Je 46:1 0; יֹום אף י׳ Zp 2: 2, 3 La 2:2 2; יֹום אַפֹּו La 2: 1; cf. also Zc 14:7 (where sense of 1 and 2 are combined, cf. Est 4:16 2 c supr. ); אֶחָד הוּא יִּוָּדַע לי׳ לֹא יֹום וְלֹא לָ˜יְלָה וְהָיָה יֹום־ but there shall be one day, known shall it be of י׳ , not day and not night; cf. also ביום ההוא 7 g infr.
4.
Pl.
days
of any one:
a.
=
his life, his age
Gn 6:3
(
J
),
Dt 22:19
,
29
;
23:7 Jos 24:31
(×2) (
D
),
Ju 2:7
(×2),
18 1 S 25:2
8, etc.;
Gn 5:4
,
8
,
11
;
9:29
;
11:32
(all
P
),
Jb 7:1
(×2),
6
,
16
;
8:9
ψ 39:5
,
6
;
90:9
,
10
,
12
,
14
;
103:15
;
כָּל־יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ
Gn 3:1
4,
17
(
J
),
ψ 23:6
, so
Pr 31:12
;
יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיִּים
2 S 19:35 Gn 25:
7;
47:8
,
9
(all
P
);
יְמֵי חַיָּיו
Ec 5:1
7,
19
;
יְמֵי שָׁנָיו
6:
3;
יְמֵי שְׁנֹותֵינוּ
ψ 90:10
;
מִסְפַּר יְמֵי חַיֵּיהֶם
Ec 2:
3;
יְמֵי חַיֵּי הֶבְלֹו מִסְפַּר
6:12
the number of the days of his vain life
, i.e. his empty, fleeting years;
כָּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הֵם חַיִּים עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה
1 K 8:4
0;
יָמִים רַבִּים
long life
1 K 3:11
=
2 Ch 1:11
;
בָּא בַּיָּמִים
advanced in days
=
of advanced age
Gn 18:11
;
24:1
(both
J
),
Jos 13:1
(×2) (JE),
23:1
,
2
(
D
),
1 K 1:1
;
מִיָּמָיו
1 K 1:6
from his
(earliest)
days
, so
מִיָּמֶיךָ
1 S 25:28
(
v. D
r),
Jb 38:12
;
שְׂבַע יָמִים
Jb 24:17 1 K 8:4
0;
יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ
Ex 20:12
(JE)
that thy days may be long
=
Dt 5:1
6,
v.
further
ארך
;
תֹּוסִיף יָמִים עַל־יְמֵי־מֶלֶךְ
ψ 61:7
i.e. prolong the king’s life;
outlive
is
הֶאֱרִיךְ יָמִים אַחֲרֵי
Jos 24:31
(
D
),
Ju 2:7
;
וּשְׁנֹות חַיִּים אֹרֶךְ יָמִים
Pr 3:2
length of days and years of life;
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים
v
1
6,
כְּיָמֶיךָ דבאך
Dt 33:25
according to
(the length of)
thy life shall be
[
thy strength
? read
רבאך
?]
v. Di V
B; rarely
sg.
e.g.
קְשֵׁה־ יֹום
Jb 30:25
one hard of day
, i.e. whose day (
=
life
) was hard; of life as approaching its end,
וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵי ישׂראל לָמוּת
Gn 47:29
(
J
)
and the days of Israel drew near for dying
, so
Dt 31:14 1 K 2:1
(
cf.
Jb 7:
6,
16
;
8:9 Ec 2:3
supr
.)
b.
(
in
)
the days of
(i.e. life-time, reign, or activity of)
Gn 10:25
(
J
)
14:1 Ju 5:6
(×2);
8:28 2 S 21:1 1 K 16:3
4;
21:29
(×2);
22:47 2 K 20:19 2 Ch 13:2
0;
35:18
+
often (so
MI
6.8.8.9.33
).
c.
hence in phr.
סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְ
1 K 14:1
9,
29
+
31 times
K
,
Ne 12:23 Est 2:2
3;
10:2
;
RS W. Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel.