Definition
from H2163; an appointed occasion
Traditional renderings: season, time.
Traditional renderings: season, time.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זְמָ֑ן:
- χρόνοςchronos“time”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Nehemiah 2:6זְמָֽן׃ · a timeThen the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
- Esther 9:27וְכִזְמַנָּ֑ם · at the [appointed] time…the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.
- Esther 9:31בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם · at their [appointed] time…in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1זְמָ֑ן · there is a seasonTo everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: