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af-tẽr-noon´ (× ×˜×•×ª היּו×, netÌ£oÌ„th ha-yoÌ„m, “the declining of the dayâ€; the King James Version): The expression ×›Ö¼×—× ×”×™Ö¼×•×, kehÌ£oÌ„m ha-yoÌ„m, “in the heat of the day†() refers to the early afternoon when the sun is a little past its zenith, its rays still being very strong. The phrase לרוּח היּו×, le-ruÌ„ahÌ£ ha-yoÌ„m, “in the cool of the day†() 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.