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During Dayspring, this is the time when the dayspring begins, when there is only a very slight glow in the east. Also during this time, all the other celestial objects including the moon, the planets and the stars, can still be seen in the sky.
During Evenfall, this is the time when the light from the sun, still present on the western horizon, has decreased so much that the stars now join the moon and planets in the failing daylight.
The Glossary Definition
Even n. arch. lit. 1. Evening. 2. Twilight. n. arch. Bib. 3. That time, referred to in the Bible, before the full darkness of night, which is the first of the two evenings during which the Passover was to be celebrated.
(Numbers 9: 3,
5,
11) -n. lit. jour. 4. The period of time when the sunlight is first seen on the eastern horizon during dayspring and last seen on the western horizon during evenfall. This period is when the small amount of light coming from the sun is not bright enough to overpower the light of the stars. (see also
evenfall)
Hebrew Word
The Hebrew word found at Numbers 9: 3, 5, and 11 is transliterated: ′ereb which has the pronunciation of eh′-reb. This word is from the root word ′âreb which is means: 1. to grow dusky at sundown. 2. to be darkened toward evening.
The literal translation of ′ereb is: between the two evenings.
Bible Usage
In the KJV of the Bible, some of the places where this word is found has been translated as: even, evening, eveningtide, eventide, and night.
This word is translated as even in the KJV, ASV and others. In the Byington translation it is translated evening hours. The ESV, NASV, NIV, New Living Translation, NWT all use the word twilight. However, in Darby translation and Young′s Literal translation it is translated between the two evenings, the literal translation.
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