"אמש" meaning in Hebrew

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Adverb

IPA: /ʔamʃ/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ˈʔɛ.mɛʃ/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈʔɛː.mɛʃ] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ˈʔa.maʃ/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [ˈʔæː.mæʃ] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/ [Hebrew, Persian], /ˈɛ.mɛʃ/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אמש.wav Forms: אֶמֶשׁ [canonical], émesh [romanization], אֲמָשִׁים [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Arabic أَمْس (ʔams, “yesterday”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Cognate}} Cognate, {{cog|ar|أَمْس|t=yesterday}} Arabic أَمْس (ʔams, “yesterday”) Head templates: {{head|he|adverb|plural|אֲמָשִׁים|head=אֶמֶשׁ|tr=émesh}} אֶמֶשׁ • (émesh) (plural אֲמָשִׁים)
  1. (formal) last night Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-אמש-he-adv-i2S-nVmX Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 58 23 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 23 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 11 9
  2. (formal) yesterday Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-אמש-he-adv-lSPZ--eb Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 0
  3. (archaic) darkness, night Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-אמש-he-adv-wa8zLDKN
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "_dis": "81 11 9",
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          "english": "The next day the older daughter said to the younger, ' Last night I slept with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.'",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0119#יט_לד|19:34]], with translation of the New International Version:",
          "text": "וַֽיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַתֹּאמֶר הַבְּכִירָה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָה הֵן־שָׁכַבְתִּי אֶמֶשׁ אֶת־אָבִי נַשְׁקֶנּוּ יַיִן גַּם־הַלַּיְלָה וּבֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמּוֹ וּנְחַיֶּה מֵאָבִינוּ זָֽרַע",
          "translation": "The next day the older daughter said to the younger, ' Last night I slept with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "last night"
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        "(formal) last night"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) yesterday"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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        "darkness, night"
      ],
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        "(archaic) darkness, night"
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        "archaic"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ʔamʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɛ.mɛʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛː.mɛʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔa.maʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔæː.mæʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Hebrew",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.mɛʃ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/",
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "translation": "The next day the older daughter said to the younger, ' Last night I slept with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.'",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "last night"
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          "last night"
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        "(formal) last night"
      ],
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        "yesterday"
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        "(formal) yesterday"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "darkness, night"
      ],
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          "night",
          "night"
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      ],
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        "(archaic) darkness, night"
      ],
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        "archaic"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔamʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɛ.mɛʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛː.mɛʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔa.maʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔæː.mæʃ]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛ.mɛʃ/",
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