Hour (Easton)

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First found in Daniel 3:6; 4:19,33;5:5 .. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a 'moment,' a 'look.' It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matthew 8:13; Luke 12:39 ). With the ancient Hebrews the divisions of the day were 'morning, evening, and"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter H Bible Dictionaries Hour Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Hough Next Entry House Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Hours Thompson Chain Reference Third Hour Hour, Christ's Hour Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Three Hours' Service Hours of Prayer Canonical Hours American Tract Society Hours Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Hour Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Hour, the Last Charles Buck Dictionary Canonical Hours Easton's Bible Dictionary Hour Fausset Bible Dictionary Hour Holman Bible Dictionary Hour Hastings' BibleDictionary Hour Hastings' NT Dictionary Hour (Figurative) Hour King James Dictionary Hour Morrish Bible Dictionary Hour 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Scriptural Hours Prayer, Forty Hours' Hours, Scriptural (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Hours Hour People's Bible Dictionary Hour Smith Bible Dictionary Hour Vines' Expository Dictionary Hour Webster Dictionary Kilowatt Hour Hours Hour (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Hours Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Canonical Hours Hour Hour Angle (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Hour Hours of Prayer Prayer, Hours of Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Hours McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Canonical Hours Holy Hours Hour (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Three Hours' Agony The Catholic Encyclopedia Canonical Hours Forty Hours' Devotion Lexicons ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ ἡμιώριον , ἡμίωρος πῆχυς ὥρα שָׁעָה First found in Daniel 3:6 ; 4:19,33;5:5 .. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a "moment," a "look." It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season ( Matthew 8:13 ; Luke 12:39 ). With the ancient Hebrews the divisions of the day were "morning, evening, and noon-day" ( Psalm 55:17 , etc.). The Greeks, following the Babylonians, divided the day into twelve hours. The Jews, during the Captivity, learned also from the Babylonians this method of dividing time. When Judea became subject to the Romans, the Jews adopted the Roman mode of reckoning time. The night was divided into four watches ( Luke 12:38 ; Matthew 14:25 ; 13:25 ). Frequent allusion is also made to hours ( Matthew 25:13 ; 26:40 , etc.). (See DAY .) An hour was the twelfth part of the day, reckoning from sunrise to sunset, and consequently it perpetually varied in length.

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