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Hebrew and Greek: G2250

G2250
ἡμέρα
hēmera
hay-mer‘-ah
Feminine (with 5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of 1476 meaning tame, that is, gentle; day, that is, (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context): - age, + alway, (mid-) day (by day, [-ly]), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.

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