Word Study for H3393 (יְרַח) | Strong's Concordance

yᵉrach /yeh-rakh'/ Ask about this word

Root(Aramaic) corresponding to יֶרַח

Meaninga month

KJV usagemonth.

Word Study

In depth

A plain-language study of yᵉrach — the range of meaning it carries, how Scripture actually uses it, and where it points. Written for readers who don’t know the original language.

Core Meaning & Semantic Range

The Aramaic word yᵉrach, represented by H3393, means a month. It is the Aramaic corresponding term for the Hebrew word for month. It appears only 2 times in 2 verses, where it is used as a standard unit for measuring time.

Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis

In its biblical occurrences, H3393 is used to provide precise temporal details. It marks the specific time for the completion of the second temple, noting it was finished on "the third day of the month Adar" Ezra 6:15. It also measures a period of duration, specifying the "twelve months" that passed before Nebuchadnezzar's judgment and humbling Daniel 4:29. In both cases, it anchors significant historical events to a clear timeline.

Related Words & Concepts

Several related Aramaic words provide a broader context for biblical timekeeping:

H144 ʼĂdâr (Adar, the 12th Hebrew month): This word provides the specific name of the month mentioned in Ezra, appearing as "the month Adar" Ezra 6:15.
H3118 yôwm (a day): A smaller unit of time, it appears with H3393 to provide an exact date, as in "the third day of the month" Ezra 6:15. It is also used in Daniel to refer to periods like "the latter days" Daniel 2:28.
H8140 shᵉnâh (a year): A larger unit of time, it is used alongside H3393 to place an event within a king's reign, such as "the sixth year of the reign of Darius" Ezra 6:15.

Theological Significance

The theological weight of H3393 lies in its function of marking divinely significant time.

Historical Precision: The word is used to date the completion of God's house, a key moment in Israel's history, demonstrating the orderly fulfillment of God's purposes Ezra 6:15.
Framework for Judgment: In the book of Daniel, the twelve-month period serves as a timeline leading to a divine judgment, showing how segments of time operate within God's sovereign plan Daniel 4:29.

Summary

In summary, H3393 is a specific Aramaic term for month. Though its usage is rare, it plays a crucial role in dating key events in biblical history, such as the completion of the temple, and in structuring the narrative of God's interaction with rulers like Nebuchadnezzar. It illustrates how even simple units of time are used in scripture to record the precise unfolding of divine history.

How the KJV Renders It

Translation

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Grammatical Forms

Morphology

In the Hebrew Old Testament, this word appears as a noun across 2 occurrences, inflected in 2 grammatical forms — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.

יַרְחִין
ירַח

Theographic Context

Context

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Biblical Distribution

Distribution

Appears in 2 verses across 2 of the 39 books. Most frequent in Ezra and Daniel (1 verse each); never once in the other 37.

Ezra

Daniel

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Concordance

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Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.