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Is found in as a rendering of the Hebrew ×™×•× ×’Ö¼×“×•×œ×œ, yoÌ„m gaÌ„dhoÌ„l, literally, “great day.†The Hebrew means the day at its height, broad daylight as contrasted with the time for getting the cattle to their sheds for the night (compare French grand jour). In , “highday†renders μεγαÌλη ἡμεÌÏα, megaÌleÌ„ heÌ„meÌra, literally, “great day,†and refers to the Passover Sabbath - and therefore a Sabbath of special sanctity.