Moment
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mo'-ment (regha`, "a wink"; atomos, "an atom," stigme, "a point," parautika, immediately," "forthwith"): "Moment" is not used in Scripture for a division of time, but for an instant of time, as the wink or twinkling of the eye (Ex 33:5; Nu 16:21,45; La 4:6; 1Co 15:52), or for a short period of time (Job 20:5; Ps 30:5; Isa 26:20; 2Co 4:17). The division of the hour into sixty minutes was certainly known in Babylonia, and the Jews were made acquainted with it, at least during the captivity, but they do not seem to have adopted it very extensively.
H. Porter
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
Exodus 33:5Numbers 16:21Numbers 16:45Lamentations 4:61 Corinthians 15:52Job 20:5Psalms 30:5Isaiah 26:202 Corinthians 4:17
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- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain