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yom marks a particular day or occasion and, in plural, spans such as periods, lifetimes, and recurring days.
The sampled verses most often use yom for a specified temporal occasion or date, including a day marked by an action, event, or calendar setting. Plural forms also frame measured durations, recurrent service, a person’s lifetime, and the length of a reign; some singular phrases locate an enduring condition “to this day.”
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A specified day or occasion · dominant
Singular forms mark the occasion on which an event occurs or is set. In 1 Kings 12:12 the APB renders the people’s return as occurring “on the third day,” while 1 Chronicles 11:22 places Benaiah’s action “on the day of snow”; construct singular forms likewise attach the day to the action in 1 Kings 2:37.
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A span of days or a lifetime · common
Plural forms occur where the clause measures or characterizes an extended span. In 1 Chronicles 10:12 the APB renders a seven-day fast, in 1 Chronicles 7:22 Ephraim mourns “many days,” and 1 Chronicles 29:27 measures the years of David’s reign as “days”; 1 Chronicles 17:11 and 1 Kings 11:36 place events within a person’s days.
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The continuing point of “this day” · occasional
A singular form can locate a state or name as continuing to the present point named in the clause. In 1 Chronicles 13:11 the APB renders the place-name as lasting “to this day,” and 1 Kings 12:19 renders Israel’s rebellion as continuing “to this day.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the temporal expressions with wording such as “that day,” “third day,” “days,” and “to this day.” These renderings confirm the verses’ temporal settings to the Hebrew token.