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day

Meaning of “day”

Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1,730 occurrences1,531 verses61 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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Exodus 2:13
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:13 · retained source text

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrewes stroue together: And hee said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Exodus 2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 2:18 · retained source text

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soone to day?

Exodus 5:14
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:14 · retained source text

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs task-masters had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske, in making bricke, both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Exodus 6:28
¶ And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 6:28 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe on the day when the LORD spake vnto Moses in the land of Egypt,

Exodus 8:22
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 8:22 · retained source text

And I will seuer in that day the lande of Goshen in which my people dwell, that no swarmes of flies shall be there, to the end thou maiest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

Exodus 10:6
And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:6 · retained source text

And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy seruants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers fathers haue seene, since the day that they were vpon the earth, vnto this day. And he turned himselfe, and went out from Pharaoh.

Exodus 10:13
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:13 · retained source text

And Moses stretched forth his rod ouer the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an East wind vpon the land all that day, and all that night: and when it was morning, the East wind brought the locusts.

Exodus 10:28
And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 10:28 · retained source text

And Pharaoh said vnto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thy selfe: see my face no more: for in that day thou seest my face, thou shalt die.

Exodus 12:3
¶ Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 12:3 · retained source text

¶ Speake ye vnto all the Congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this moneth they shall take to them euery man a lambe, according to the house of their fathers, a lambe for an house.

1611 marginal noteOr, kidde.

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Where “day” appears

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Genesis75 occurrences
71 verses
Exodus79 occurrences
63 verses
Leviticus65 occurrences
58 verses
Numbers83 occurrences
70 verses
Deuteronomy103 occurrences
101 verses
Joshua58 occurrences
48 verses
Judges45 occurrences
43 verses
Ruth7 occurrences
6 verses
1 Samuel97 occurrences
87 verses
2 Samuel59 occurrences
46 verses
1 Kings43 occurrences
41 verses
2 Kings33 occurrences
30 verses
1 Chronicles20 occurrences
16 verses
2 Chronicles36 occurrences
29 verses
Ezra17 occurrences
14 verses
Nehemiah36 occurrences
30 verses
Esther36 occurrences
25 verses
Job22 occurrences
21 verses
Psalms56 occurrences
53 verses
Proverbs14 occurrences
14 verses
Ecclesiastes7 occurrences
5 verses
Song of Solomon5 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah95 occurrences
92 verses
Jeremiah84 occurrences
72 verses
Lamentations14 occurrences
13 verses
Ezekiel86 occurrences
77 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
6 verses
Hosea14 occurrences
13 verses
Joel9 occurrences
7 verses
Amos15 occurrences
12 verses
Obadiah12 occurrences
6 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah8 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum3 occurrences
3 verses
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah21 occurrences
14 verses
Haggai11 occurrences
9 verses
Zechariah32 occurrences
30 verses
Malachi6 occurrences
5 verses
Matthew39 occurrences
38 verses
Mark22 occurrences
22 verses
Luke63 occurrences
57 verses
John40 occurrences
34 verses
Acts59 occurrences
54 verses
Romans11 occurrences
9 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Corinthians8 occurrences
6 verses
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
6 verses
2 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy4 occurrences
4 verses
Hebrews15 occurrences
12 verses
James2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter11 occurrences
8 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation12 occurrences
12 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The part of the twenty-four hours when it is light; or the space of time between the rising and setting of the sun. The whole time or period ... of twenty-four hours. Light; sunshine. Time specified; any period of time distinguished from other time; age; time.

volume 1, leaf 537-538, column 3-1 (noun entry)