BDB3735 [H3391]

I. יֶ֫רַח noun masculine^{Zech 11:8} month (Aramaic יַרְחָא, new moon, month; Palmyrene ירח Vog^{No. 1}; Assyrian ar— u COT^Glossary Muss-Arn^{JBL xi. 1892, 73, 163}; compare Phoenician Ethiopic below יָרֵחַ; Sabean ורחֿ month, DHM^{ZMG 1876, 603; 1883, 369} Hal^{JAS vii, 1, 516}) — absolute יֶ֫רַח 1Kgs 6:37 + 3 t.; construct id. Deut 21:13; 2Kgs 15:13 plural יְרָחִים Exod 2:2 + 3 t.; construct יַרְחֵי Job 7:3; Job 29:2 —

1. month, as measure of time, during, or in which Exod 2:2 (E), Zech 11:8; Job 39:2 יַרְחֵי שָׁ֑וְא Job 7:3 יַרְחֵי קֶדֶם Job 29:2 pleonastic יֶרַח יָמִים a month (of) days = a month of time Deut 21:13; 2Kgs 15:13.

2. calendar month, with name יֶרַח זִו 1Kgs 6:37 (2nd mo., compare v1Kgs 6:1); יֶרַח בּוּל v1Kgs 6:38 (8th mo.); יֶרַךְ הָאֵתָנִים 1Kgs 8:2 (7th mo.); compare בְּמִסְפַּר יְרָחִים אַליָֿבאֹ Job 3:6 גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָתִים Deut 33:4 produce of months, i.e. of various seasons of year. — compare synonym חֹדֶשׁ.

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