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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NOON; NOONDAY

noon, noon'-da (tsohorayim; mesembria): The word means light, splendor, brightness, and hence, the brightest part of the day (Genesis 43:16, 25 Acts 22:6).

See also MIDDAY; DAY AND NIGHT; TIME.

Greek

3314. mesembria -- noon, the south
... noon, the south. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: mesembria Phonetic
Spelling: (mes-ame-bree'-ah) Short Definition: the South Definition: (lit ...
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709. aristao -- to breakfast, hence to take a meal
... Cognate: 709 -- to eat breakfast or lunch -- the "noon" meal eaten roughly in the
middle of the day; to eat 1173 ("supper"), ie before the main meal, usually ...
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3562. nounechos -- sensibly, discreetly
... sensibly, discreetly. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: nounechos Phonetic
Spelling: (noon-ekh-oce') Short Definition: wisely, discreetly Definition ...
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3568. nun -- now, the present
... nun. 3569 . now, the present. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: nun Phonetic
Spelling: (noon) Short Definition: now, already, at present Definition: adv ...
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3569. tanun -- but now.
... but now. Or ta nun (tah noon) from neuter plural of ho and nun; the things now,
ie (adverbially) at present -- (but) now. see GREEK ho. see GREEK nun. ...
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5106. toinun -- accordingly, therefore
... accordingly, therefore. Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle Transliteration:
toinun Phonetic Spelling: (toy'-noon) Short Definition: indeed now ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6672a. tsohar -- midday, noon
... 6672, 6672a. tsohar. 6672b . midday, noon. Transliteration: tsohar Short
Definition: noon. Word Origin from an unused word Definition ...
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6672. tsohar -- midday, noon
... 6671, 6672. tsohar. 6672a . midday, noon. Transliteration: tsohar Phonetic
Spelling: (tso'-har) Short Definition: midday. midday, noonday window ...
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5126. Nun -- father of Joshua
Nun or Non. 5125, 5126. Nun or Non. 5127 . father of Joshua. Transliteration:
Nun or Non Phonetic Spelling: (noon) Short Definition: Nun. ...
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2587. channun -- gracious
... 2586, 2587. channun. 2588 . gracious. Transliteration: channun Phonetic
Spelling: (khan-noon') Short Definition: gracious. Word ...
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6256. eth -- time
... after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long)
as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when. ...
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5125. nun -- to propagate, increase
... 5124, 5125. nun. 5126 . to propagate, increase. Transliteration: nun Phonetic
Spelling: (noon) Short Definition: increase. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2586. Chanun -- "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an ...
... Chanun. 2587 . "favored," two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king.
Transliteration: Chanun Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-noon') Short Definition: Hanun ...
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2183. zenunim -- fornication
... 2182, 2183. zenunim. 2184 . fornication. Transliteration: zenunim Phonetic
Spelling: (zaw-noon') Short Definition: harlotry. Word ...
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581. innun -- they, those
... 580, 581. innun. 582 . they, those. Transliteration: innun Phonetic Spelling:
(in-noon') Short Definition: those. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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Library

Noon
... THE HYMNAL. I. DAILY PRAYER: Morning Noon. [27]9 Blest are the moments,
doubly blest [28]10 Behold us, Lord, a little space. ...
/.../various/the hymnal of the protestant episcopal church in the usa/noon.htm

From Dawn to Noon
... THE PROVERBS FROM DAWN TO NOON. 'The path of the just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.'"Proverbs 4:18. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/from dawn to noon.htm

Noon.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXI. Noon. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery. Noon. Full speed along
the world's highway,. By crowds of eager travellers trod,. ...
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Constantine's Death at Noon on the Feast of Pentecost.
... Book IV. Chapter LXIV."Constantine's Death at Noon on the Feast of Pentecost.
All these events occurred during a most important ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter lxiv constantines death at noon.htm

Blest are the Moments, Doubly Blest
... THE HYMNAL. I. DAILY PRAYER: Morning Daily Prayer: Noon 9. Blest are the moments,
doubly blest. LM [30]Wareham: William Knapp, 1738. William Wordsworth, 1834. ...
/.../daily prayer noon 9 blest.htm

Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space
... THE HYMNAL. I. DAILY PRAYER: Morning Daily Prayer: Noon 10. Behold us, Lord, a little
space. CM [32]Bedford: William Wheall, c.1720. John Ellerton, 1870. ...
/.../daily prayer noon 10 behold.htm

May 12. "Tell Me Where Thou Makest Thy Flock to Rest at Noon" ...
... "Tell me where Thou makest Thy flock to rest at noon" (Song of Solomon i. 7). "Tell
me where Thou makest Thy flock to rest at noon" (Song of Solomon i.7). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /may 12 tell me where.htm

In Thy Realm of Light Above,
... NOON I In Thy realm of light above,. 7,7,7,7,7,7. Now the sun at noon of day,.
Shines upon the earth below; And the fields in bright array,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/i in thy realm of.htm

"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour. "
... Nuhguhmoowin 3. "Pass me not, O gentle Saviour.". Ka go kuh be kuh we she kan, Noon
duh we shin suh, Ma gwah kuh noon nuh dwah ka go" Kuh be kah she kan. ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 3 pass me not.htm

"I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say. "
... CM "I heard the voice of Jesus say.". Nin ge noon dah wuh owh Je sus, "On dah shaun
e ke dood, Ah so zhe noon ne kah kuh nong, Keen a ya koo ze yun," ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 28 c m i.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) No. See No.

2. (n.) The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.

3. (n.) Hence, the highest point; culmination.

4. (a.) Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.

5. (v. i.) To take rest and refreshment at noon.

Thesaurus

Noon (30 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. 5. (vi) To take rest
and refreshment at noon. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NOON; NOONDAY. ...
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Noon-day (8 Occurrences)
Noon-day. Noonday, Noon-day. Noontide . Multi-Version Concordance
Noon-day (8 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 28:29 And thou ...
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Noonday (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon. 2.
(a ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NOON; NOONDAY. noon, noon...
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Afternoon (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The part of the day which follows noon, between
noon and evening. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AFTERNOON. ...
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O'clock (16 Occurrences)
... apiece; (WEY). Matthew 27:45 Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon
there was darkness over the whole land; (WEY). Matthew 27 ...
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Midday (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The middle part of the day; noon. 2. (a.) of or
pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the midday sun. Int. ... See NOON. ...
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Noontide (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The time of noon; midday. Multi-Version
Concordance Noontide (2 Occurrences). Isaiah 38:10 I said, In ...
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Rechab (13 Occurrences)
... On the death of Abner (2 Samuel 3:30) the two brothers treacherously entered
Ish-bosheth's house, when at noon he was resting and helpless, beheaded him, and ...
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Response (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it,
and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying: 'O Baal ...
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Dine (10 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Genesis 43:16). It was the custom in Egypt to
dine at noon. But it is probable that the Egyptians took ...
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Bible Concordance

Noon (30 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:45 Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;
(WEY)

Mark 15:33 At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.
(WEY)

Luke 23:44 It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.
(WEY)

Acts 10:9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Acts 22:6 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 26:13 at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Genesis 43:16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and make ready; for the men will dine with me at noon."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 43:25 They made ready the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:29 and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and robbed always, and there shall be none to save you.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 4:5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he took his rest at noon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

1 Kings 18:26 They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 18:27 It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, "Cry aloud; for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he has gone aside, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 18:29 and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.
(YLT)

1 Kings 20:16 They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 4:20 When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 8:3 He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
(See NIV)

Job 5:14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 11:17 Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 37:6 he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 55:17 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 91:6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 1:7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 16:3 Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the midst of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don't betray the fugitive!
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 58:10 and if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light shall rise in darkness, and your obscurity be as the noonday;
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Isaiah 59:10 We grope for the wall like the blind; yes, we grope as those who have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among those who are lusty we are as dead men.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 6:4 Prepare war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day declines, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 15:8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas; I have brought on them against the mother of the young men a destroyer at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors to fall on her suddenly.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 20:16 Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 8:9 It will happen in that day," says the Lord Yahweh, "that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Noon

Related Terms

Noon-day (8 Occurrences)

Noonday (13 Occurrences)

Afternoon (9 Occurrences)

O'clock (16 Occurrences)

Midday (11 Occurrences)

Noontide (2 Occurrences)

Rechab (13 Occurrences)

Response (10 Occurrences)

Dine (10 Occurrences)