International Standard Bible Encyclopediaby James Orr (ed.) (1915)
nōōn, nōōn´dā (צהרים, cohŏrayim; μεσημβρία, mesēmbrı́a): The word means light, splendor, brightness, and hence, the brightest part of the day (Gen 43:16, Gen 43:25; Act 22:6). See also MIDDAY; DAY AND NIGHT; TIME.
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