Difference between revisions of "Afternoon"
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64837" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64837" /> == | ||
<p> This occurs but once in the A.V. and is the translation of words which signify 'the day declined,' as it reads in the margin. | <p> This occurs but once in the [[A.V.]] and is the translation of words which signify 'the day declined,' as it reads in the margin. Judges 19:8 . </p> | ||
== | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_83852" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> (n.) The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18153" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18153" /> == | ||
<p> [[Afternoon]] </p> <p> ( | <p> [[Afternoon]] </p> <p> (נַטוֹת הִיּוֹם, ''netoth’ ha-yom’, the day’ s declining,'' Judges 19:8, as in the margin). The Hebrews, in conformity with the [[Mosaic]] law, reckoned the ''day'' from evening to evening, and divided it into six unequal parts: </p> <p> '''1.''' The break of day. '''2.''' The morning, or sunrise. </p> <p> '''3.''' The heat of the day. It begins about nine o’ clock ( Genesis 18:1; 1 Samuel 11:11). </p> <p> '''4.''' Midday. </p> <p> '''5.''' The cool of the ''day,'' literally the ''wind'' of the ''day,'' from the fact that in Eastern countries a wind commences blowing regularly for a few hours before sunset, and continues till evening. </p> <p> '''6.''' The evening. See [[Day.]] </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_536" /> == | |||
<p> '''''af''''' -'''''tẽr''''' -'''''noon''''' ´ (נטות היּום , <i> '''''neṭōth ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''yōm''''' </i> , "the declining of the day"; Judges 19:8 the King James Version): The expression כּחם היּום , <i> '''''keḥōm ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''yōm''''' </i> , "in the heat of the day" ( Genesis 18:1 ) refers to the early afternoon when the sun is a little past its zenith, its rays still being very strong. The phrase לרוּח היּום , <i> '''''le''''' </i> - <i> '''''rūaḥ ha''''' </i> - <i> '''''yōm''''' </i> , "in the cool of the day" ( Genesis 3:8 ) is in contrast to the last phrase and points to the late afternoon; in the Orient a cooling breeze arises at this period of the day, and it is then that much of the day's business is transacted. See [[Day]] . </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_64837"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/afternoon Afternoon from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_64837"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/afternoon Afternoon from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_83852"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/afternoon Afternoon from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_18153"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/afternoon Afternoon from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_18153"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/afternoon Afternoon from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_536"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/afternoon Afternoon from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 00:57, 13 October 2021
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
This occurs but once in the A.V. and is the translation of words which signify 'the day declined,' as it reads in the margin. Judges 19:8 .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(נַטוֹת הִיּוֹם, netoth’ ha-yom’, the day’ s declining, Judges 19:8, as in the margin). The Hebrews, in conformity with the Mosaic law, reckoned the day from evening to evening, and divided it into six unequal parts:
1. The break of day. 2. The morning, or sunrise.
3. The heat of the day. It begins about nine o’ clock ( Genesis 18:1; 1 Samuel 11:11).
4. Midday.
5. The cool of the day, literally the wind of the day, from the fact that in Eastern countries a wind commences blowing regularly for a few hours before sunset, and continues till evening.
6. The evening. See Day.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
af -tẽr -noon ´ (נטות היּום , neṭōth ha - yōm , "the declining of the day"; Judges 19:8 the King James Version): The expression כּחם היּום , keḥōm ha - yōm , "in the heat of the day" ( Genesis 18:1 ) refers to the early afternoon when the sun is a little past its zenith, its rays still being very strong. The phrase לרוּח היּום , le - rūaḥ ha - yōm , "in the cool of the day" ( Genesis 3:8 ) is in contrast to the last phrase and points to the late afternoon; in the Orient a cooling breeze arises at this period of the day, and it is then that much of the day's business is transacted. See Day .
