יָרֵחַ
ya.re.ach (H3394)
moon
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The Hebrew word "ya.re.ach" (H3394) is defined as "moon". It falls within the semantic domain of "Light & Darkness", indicating its association with illumination and the night sky. The word appears 27 times in the Bible, suggesting its importance in the Hebrew scriptures. The frequency of its occurrence also implies that the moon played a significant role in the lives of ancient Israelites, possibly influencing their agricultural cycles, navigation, and spiritual practices. As a symbol of light in the darkness, the moon may have held a special place in their mythology and cultural heritage. The definition and usage of "ya.re.ach" reveal its primary function as a natural phenomenon, but its significance extends beyond its literal meaning, potentially reflecting the cyclical nature of life, the passage of time, and the human experience of light and darkness.
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He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.”
and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the stars of the sky, which I have not commanded,
Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”
The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and didn’t hurry to go down about a whole day.
He got rid of the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the army of the sky.
Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;
if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
the moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
They will spread them before the sun, the moon, and all the army of the sky, which they have loved, which they have served, after which they have walked, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered or be buried. They will be like dung on the surface of the earth.
Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon won’t give its light.
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.