Strong's Lexicon

H570

H570 — אֶמֶשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewemeshadverbOccurrences: 5TWOT: 120

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H570
Word:אֶמֶשׁ
Part of Speech:adverb
Etymology:time past; yesterday or last night
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:emesh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:eh'-mesh
Meaning:1. former time, yesterday(-night)
KJV Renderings:Not listed

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אֶ֫מֶשׁ adverb yesterday (etymology dubious; MV after Fl De on Job 30:3 compare Sta§ 256 c derive from √ משׁה = Arabic [untranscribed source text 285], whence [untranscribed source text 286], evening; see also in Thes, & compare Assyrian mušu , night COTGloss, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 287] but also Arabic [untranscribed source text 288] = Assyrian amšatu , yesterday) = last night Gen 19:34; Gen 31:29; Gen 31:42 ( אָ֑מֶשׁ); = recently 2Kgs 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 .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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