@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama
Proper
Meaning of “Day”/“Days”
nHebrew “yom”
does not have to mean a literal day, could mean a “very long time” 2 Pet. 3:8, “thousand
years as one day”
nTranslated as “time” 65 times
nTranslated as “day” 1200 times
nPlural translated as “days” 700 times
nLiteral meaning is usually best
nOther meanings can be gained from the context
nGenesis 1 is written very carefully using words/phrases such as “first day”, “second day”, “evening and morning”