Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/第七日

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, which decomposes into +  + , to native Japanese word , which decomposes to  +.

Noun
(nanukame) → (nanukame)


 * 1) the seventh day
 * ※This word, pronounced なぬかめ (nanukame) in Genesis 2, would ordinarily have been written (nanukame). The translators probably decided to use a special spelling for this word because of its special significance to God who later commanded that the seventh day be observed as a Holy Day by His people.