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 | <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" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_83852" /> == | ||
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== 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> (נַטוֹת הִיּוֹם, '' | <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" /> == | == 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 | <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 == | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 14 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 .
