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a rendering in Gen_43:16, and elsewhere, of öָäַøִéַí , tsohora'yim, doublelight, i.e. either the dividing point between the growing and waning lights of morning and evening (Furst, s.v.), or the moment when light is double, and so brightest (Gesenius). By a natural metaphor, the word is sometimes employed to designate prosperity and happiness (Amo_8:9; Zep_2:4). SEE DAY.