2165. zeman
Berean Strong's Lexicon
zeman: Appointed time, season

Original Word: זְמָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: zeman
Pronunciation: zeh-MAHN
Phonetic Spelling: (zem-awn')
Definition: Appointed time, season
Meaning: an appointed occasion

Word Origin: Derived from the root זָמַן (zaman), meaning "to appoint" or "to designate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2540 - kairos: Often translated as "appointed time" or "season," similar to "zeman" in its emphasis on a divinely appointed period.

- G5550 - chronos: Refers to a general period or duration of time, contrasting with the more specific "kairos."

Usage: The Hebrew word "zeman" refers to a specific, appointed time or season. It is used to denote a period that has been designated for a particular event or purpose. In the biblical context, it often implies a divinely ordained time, reflecting God's sovereign control over the unfolding of events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, time was perceived as cyclical, marked by agricultural seasons, religious festivals, and significant historical events. The concept of "zeman" underscores the belief that God orchestrates the times and seasons, as seen in the cyclical nature of the Jewish calendar, which includes appointed feasts and Sabbaths. This understanding of time as divinely appointed is central to the Jewish worldview and is reflected in the liturgical and agricultural rhythms of Israelite life.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from zaman
Definition
appointed time, time
NASB Translation
appointed time (1), definite time (1), time (1), times (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זְמָ֑ן noun masculine (late) appointed time, time (Arabic , Ethiopic Biblical Aramaic, ᵑ7 זְמַן, but Syriac , Mandean זיבנא, Samaritan , Palmyrene זבנא, compare ReckendZMG 1888, 394 **Mandean זנאן, see NöM 152; on Old Persian origin see Biblical Aramaic) — singular זְמָ֑ן Nehemiah 2:6; Ecclesiastes 3:1; suffix וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם Esther 9:27, בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶם Esther 9:31, (on Dagh. compare Ges§ 20. 2, c).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
season, time

From zaman; an appointed occasion -- season, time.

see HEBREW zaman

Forms and Transliterations
בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם בזמניהם וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם וכזמנם זְמָ֑ן זְמָֽן׃ זמן זמן׃ biz·man·nê·hem bizmannêhem bizmanneiHem vechizmanNam wə·ḵiz·man·nām wəḵizmannām zə·mān zeMan zəmān
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 2:6
HEB: וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥ה ל֖וֹ זְמָֽן׃
NAS: me, and I gave him a definite time.
KJV: to send me; and I set him a time.
INT: to send gave A definite

Esther 9:27
HEB: הָאֵ֔לֶּה כִּכְתָבָ֖ם וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם בְּכָל־ שָׁנָ֖ה
NAS: and according to their appointed time annually.
KJV: according to their writing, and according to their [appointed] time every year;
INT: these to their regulation time and for all whole age

Esther 9:31
HEB: הַפֻּרִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ קִיַּ֨ם
NAS: at their appointed times, just
KJV: of Purim in their times [appointed], according as Mordecai
INT: of Purim these times after had established

Ecclesiastes 3:1
HEB: לַכֹּ֖ל זְמָ֑ן וְעֵ֥ת לְכָל־
NAS: There is an appointed time for everything.
KJV: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time
INT: everything is an appointed time every

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2165
4 Occurrences


biz·man·nê·hem — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵiz·man·nām — 1 Occ.
zə·mān — 2 Occ.
















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