Strong's Lexicon emesh: Last night, yesterday Original Word: אֶמֶשׁ Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be dark or obscure. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 5504: χθές (chthes) • meaning "yesterday." Usage: This word is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the time period of the previous day or the night that has just passed. Context: The Hebrew word אֶמֶשׁ (emes) appears in the Old Testament to describe events or actions that occurred on the previous day or during the last night. It is a temporal marker that helps to situate narratives or statements within a specific timeframe relative to the present. The term is often used in historical recounting or in dialogues to reference recent past events. For example, in Genesis 31:29, Laban refers to a divine encounter that occurred "last night," emphasizing the immediacy and relevance of the event to the current situation. Similarly, in 1 Samuel 19:11, Michal warns David of a threat that was imminent "last night," underscoring the urgency of the situation. The use of אֶמֶשׁ in these contexts highlights its function as a narrative device to connect past events with present circumstances, providing a sense of continuity and immediacy in the biblical narrative. 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 |
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