Noon Word Study
“And it came to be, as I was journeying and coming near Dammeseq, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me out of the heaven,
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha’ul, Sha’ul, why do you persecute Me?’ “
Acts 22:6-7
ISR Scriptures
What a sight to behold.
Top 10 Verses
For the abstract word noon, I conducted a brief word comparison of the seven physical Bible Versions I possess in order of publication:
-Matthew’s Bible (1537):
None
Geneva Bible (1560):
Noone
KJV (1611):
Noone
KJV (1996):
Noon
HalleluYaH Scriptures (2015):
Noon
ISR Scriptures (2018):
Noon
eth CEPHER (2020):
Noon
I also conducted an etymological, historical, and Scriptural examination of the word noon.
Noon [ME fr OE non ninth hour from sunrise, fr L nona, fem. of nonus ninth: akin to L novem nine – more at NINE] 13c: MIDDAY: specif: 12 o’clock at midday; archaic: MIDNIGHT – used chiefly in the phrase noon of night; the highest point
Noon- Middle of the day, specifically 12 o’clock. Noon is frequently associated with death and destruction (Ps 91:6; Jer 15:8)
Noon is also associated with blessings and vindication (Ps 37:6; Isa 58:10).
H6672 tsohar- tso har- a light; a window; dual double light- midday, noon
Tsohar- when the sun mounts its highest; resting time for flock; time of supposed security; time of prayer
G3314 mesembria- mes ame bree ah; midday; by impl. the south – noon, south
Mesembria- down, midday; (as respects time) noon; (as respects locality) south
Resources:
-Merriman Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 10th Edition (1993)
-Hollman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2015)
-Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (2010)
-Brown-Driver-Biggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (1906)
-Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the NEW TESTAMENT (1896)
Epilogue: It is my belief when Paul spoke in so called ancient Hebrew, a more accurate and precise translation is the 6th Hour. When speaking ancient Greek, it would have been midday.