Midvash

מָחָרmâchâr

tomorrow, in time to come

Pronunciation: maw-khar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4279

Meanings

1. to-morrow, (the day following the present day)

a. as substantive (Exodus 16:23; 1 Samuel 20:5; 1 Samuel 20:18)

b. as adverb (Exodus 8:25; Exodus 9:5; Exodus 10:4)

2. = in future time (Exodus 13:14; Deuteronomy 6:20; Joshua 4:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 52 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 30:33 In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”
  • Exodus 8:10 “Do it tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. “All right,” Moses replied, “it will be as you have said. Then you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God.
  • Exodus 8:23 I will make a clear distinction between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’”
  • Exodus 8:29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don’t lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
  • Exodus 9:5 The Lord has already set the time for the plague to begin. He has declared that he will strike the land tomorrow.’”
  • Exodus 9:18 So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).