יָרֵחַ

יָרֵחַ noun masculine^{Jos 10,13} moon, especially in poetry (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician ירח; Assyrian iriµu, according to Pinches^{BOR Aug. 1888, 207}; Ethiopic moon, month; compare below יֶרַח) — absolute יָרֵחַ 1 Mos 37,9 + 25 t.; suffix וִיָֽרֵחֵךְ Es 60,20: — moon, usually named with sun Jos 10,12; Jos 10,13 (poem in J E), Sl 72,5 (עִםשָֿׁ֑מֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ), Sl 89,38 (in these two, a symbol of permanence), Sl 121,6; Es 60,19; Hab 3,11; Joel 3,4 object of idolatrous worship Job 31,26 (+ sun); in same sense also + sun and stars 5 Mos 4,19; 5 Mos 17,3; 2 Kong 23,5; Jer 8,2 as determiner of feast-times Sl 104,19 (|| sun); + stars, as shining, by night Sl 136,9 (|| sun, by day), so חֻקֹּת יָרֵחַ Jer 31,35 (|| id.); elsewhere + sun and stars 1 Mos 37,9 (E), Es 13,10; Ezk 32,7; Joel 2,10; Joel 4,15; Sl 148,3; Praed 12,2 + stars Sl 8,4; Job 25,5 with neither sun nor stars only עַדבְּֿלִי יָרֵחַ Sl 72,7.