What does "Night" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Night?

NIGHT, one division of the twenty four hours composing a day. It includes the period of darkness, Gen 1:5, and was divided from the day by "lights in the firmament." Gen 1:14. Figuratively, it has been taken to designate death, John 9:4, and sin, 1 Thess 5:5. In the beautiful passage, "There shall be no night there," Rev 21:25; Rev 22:5, the meaning is that heaven is a place where no sorrow or sin or death finds entrance.

What is the Hebrew word for Night?

Where does Night appear in the Bible?

Night is referenced in 213 verses across 40 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 9:33
• 1 Chronicles 17:3
• 1 Corinthians 11:23
• 1 Kings 3:5
• 1 Kings 3:19
• 1 Kings 3:20
• 1 Kings 8:29
• 1 Kings 8:59
• 1 Samuel 14:34
• 1 Samuel 14:36
• 1 Samuel 15:11
• 1 Samuel 15:16
• 1 Samuel 19:10
• 1 Samuel 25:16
• 1 Samuel 28:8
• 1 Samuel 28:20
• 1 Samuel 28:25
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5
• 1 Thessalonians 5:7
• 1 Timothy 5:5
• 2 Chronicles 1:7

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Night.