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AFTERNOON

af-ter-noon' (neToth ha-yom, "the declining of the day"; Jdg 19:8 the King James Version): The expression kechom ha-yom, "in the heat of the day" (Gen 18:1) refers to the early afternoon when the sun is a little past its zenith, its rays still being very strong. The phrase le-ruach ha-yom, "in the cool of the day" (Gen 3:8) is in contrast to the last phrase and points to the late afternoon; in the Orient a cooling breeze arises at this period of the day, and it is then that much of the day's business is transacted.
See DAY.
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'afternoon'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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