יוֹם קֹדֶשׁ
A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
קֹדֶשׁ H6944 a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
What does יוֹם קֹדֶשׁ (yom qodesh) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · קֹדֶשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "Holy day, sacred day set apart to the LORD.". Holy day, sacred day set apart to the LORD.
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