Word Study · Strong's H3394 · Hebrew
יָרֵחַ
yareach
yaw-ray'-akh
Strong's 1890 spelling: yârêach
“the moon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the moon
Rendered in the KJV as
moon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- וְיָרֵ֖חַ4
- וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ2
- יָרֵ֥חַ2
- יָ֭רֵחַ2
- הַיָּרֵ֣חַ1
- הַיָּרֵ֜חַ1
- הַיָּרֵ֖חַ1
- וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ1
- וְיָרֵ֥חַ1
- וְיָרֵ֑חַ1
- וְיָרֵ֣חַ1
- וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- [the] moon6
- and [the] moon5
- and moon3
- and the moon3
- the moon3
- and to the moon2
- and moon your1
- and O moon1
- like [the] moon1
- moon1
- to the moon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular9
- noun · masculine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
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- HC/Ncmsa · 9
- HNcmsa · 7
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 3
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 4:19הַיָּרֵ֜חַhaiyareachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.here: the moon
- Deuteronomy 17:3לַיָּרֵ֗חַlaiyareachpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularand going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—here: to the moon
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 10:12וְיָרֵ֖חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularOn the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”here: and O moon
- Joshua 10:13וְיָרֵ֣חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”here: and [the] moon
Job2 occurrences
- Job 25:5יָ֭רֵחַyareachnoun · masculine singularIf even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,here: [the] moon
- Job 31:26וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularif I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,here: and [the] moon
Psalms8 occurrences
- Psalms 8:3יָרֵ֥חַyareachnoun · masculine singularWhen I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—here: [the] moon
- Psalms 72:5יָ֝רֵ֗חַyareachnoun · masculine singularMay they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.here: [the] moon
- Psalms 72:7יָרֵֽחַ׃yareachnoun · masculine singularMay the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.here: [the] moon
- Psalms 89:37כְּ֭יָרֵחַkeyareachpreposition + noun · masculine singularlike the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selahhere: like [the] moon
- Psalms 104:19יָ֭רֵחַyareachnoun · masculine singularHe made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.here: [the] moon
- Psalms 121:6וְיָרֵ֥חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThe sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.here: and [the] moon
- Psalms 136:9הַיָּרֵ֣חַhaiyareachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.here: the moon
- Psalms 148:3וְיָרֵ֑חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularPraise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.here: and moon
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 13:10וְיָרֵ֖חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularFor the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.here: and [the] moon
- Isaiah 60:19הַיָּרֵ֖חַhaiyareachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNo longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.here: the moon
- Isaiah 60:20וִירֵחֵ֖ךְvirechekhconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.here: and moon your
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:2וְלַיָּרֵ֜חַvelaiyareachconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThey will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.here: and to the moon
- Jeremiah 31:35יָרֵ֥חַyareachnoun · masculine singularThus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:here: [the] moon
Joel3 occurrences
- Joel 2:10וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙veyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBefore them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.here: and moon
- Joel 2:31וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַvehaiyareachconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.here: and the moon
- Joel 3:15וְיָרֵ֖חַveyareachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThe sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.here: and moon