Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
month
Usage: 1) month (lunar cycle), moon 1a) month 1b) calendar month Aramaic equivalent: ye.rach (יְרַח "month" H3393)
Strong's Number
H3391
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
7
Strong's H3391 Quick Answer
Strong's H3391 יֶרַח (yerach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yerach (yeh'-rakh) n-m. 1. a lunation, i.e. month [from a unused root of uncertain signification] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include month, months, and moon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yerach (yeh'-rakh) n-m. 1. a lunation, i.e. month [from a unused root of uncertain signification]
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- month, months, and moon
Meaning and Definition
yerach (yeh'-rakh) n-m. 1. a lunation, i.e. month [from a unused root of uncertain signification] KJV: month, moon.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3391. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3391 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yerach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3391 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3391 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3391 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3391.
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3391, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3391 FAQ
What does yerach (יֶרַח) mean?
Yerach (Strong's H3391) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "month". yerach (yeh'-rakh) n-m. 1. a lunation, i.e. month [from a unused root of uncertain signification]
How many times is yerach (יֶרַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H3391 across 7 books.
Where can I study yerach (יֶרַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3391 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yerach (יֶרַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as month, months, and moon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.