Words the Bible translates as year
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- yomיוֹםday: a bounded stretch of time seen as a whole, whether the daylight hours, one date on the calendar, or a whole span of living
- shanehשָׁנָהa year: one full turn of the seasons, the standard unit for counting time, age, and reigns
- etosἔτοςa year: one full cycle of twelve months as a unit for measuring time
- eniautosἐνιαυτόςa year: a full twelve-month period, thought of as a complete annual cycle
- iddanעִדָּןa set stretch of time: a period or moment with a fixed term, its length decided by the situation rather than by the word
- shenahשְׁנָהyearnot studied yet
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