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mid´daÌ„ (×”×™Ö¼×•× ×ž×”×¦×™×ª, mahÌ£ăcı̄th ha-yoÌ„m, צהרי×, cohŏrayim; ἡμεÌÏα μεÌση, heÌ„meÌra meÌseÌ„): The Hebrew mahÌ£ăcı̄th ha-yoÌ„m () and the Greek heÌ„meras meseÌ„s () are strictly the middle of the day, but the Hebrew cohŏrayim is a dual form from צהר, coÌ„har, meaning “light,†hence, light or brightness, i.e. the brightest part of the day (). See NOON.