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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

noon, noon'-da (tsohorayim; mesembria): The word means light, splendor, brightness, and hence, the brightest part of the day (Ge 43:16,25; Ac 22:6).

See also MIDDAY; DAY AND NIGHT; TIME.