Strong's Lexicon emesh: Last night, yesterday Original Word: אֶמֶשׁ Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to be dark" or "to grow dusky." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "emesh" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific temporal term in Hebrew. However, Greek terms related to time, such as "χθές" (chthes, G5504), meaning "yesterday," may serve a similar function in context. Usage: The Hebrew word "emesh" is used to denote the time period of the previous night or the day before the current day. It is a temporal marker that situates events in the immediate past, often used in narrative contexts to provide a timeframe for actions or events. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of time was often marked by natural phenomena such as the setting and rising of the sun. The day was typically divided into evening and morning, with the evening marking the beginning of a new day. "Emesh" reflects this understanding by referring to the time that has just passed, emphasizing the cyclical nature of time in Hebrew thought. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition yesterday NASB Translation last night (3), night (1), yesterday (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֶ֫מֶשׁ adverb yesterday (etymology dubious; MV after Fl De on Job 30:3 compare Sta§ 256 c derive from √ משׁה = Arabic  , whence  , evening; see also in Thes, & compare Assyrian mušu, night COTGloss, Ethiopic  but also Arabic  = Assyrian amšatu, yesterday) = last night Genesis 19:34; Genesis 31:29,42 (אָ֑מֶשׁ); = recently 2 Kings 9:26. — Job 30:3 שׁוֺאָה ׳א is difficult & uncertain Thes MV and others darkness, gloom of wasteness, so RV, but dubious, compare Di; G. Hoffm. reads ׳אֵם שׁ = the mother of (all) the ruined ( said of the desert). אֱמֶת אֲמִתַּי see אמן. אַמְתַּ֫חַת see מתח. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance former time, yesterday night Time past, i.e. Yesterday or last night -- former time, yesterday(-night) Forms and Transliterations אֶ֖מֶשׁ אֶ֙מֶשׁ֙ אֶ֝֗מֶשׁ אֶ֣מֶשׁ ׀ אָֽמֶשׁ׃ אמש אמש׃ ’ā·meš ’āmeš ’e·meš ’emeš Amesh EmeshLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 19:34 HEB: הֵן־ שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי אֶ֖מֶשׁ אֶת־ אָבִ֑י NAS: I lay last night with my father; KJV: Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: INT: Behold lay last with my father Genesis 31:29 Genesis 31:42 2 Kings 9:26 Job 30:3 5 Occurrences |
|
