1 Kings 17:15:101 Kgs.17.15.W10TAB
יָמִֽים׃
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- clause
va-to-A-khal hu-ve-hi HI va-HU u-ve-TAH ya-MIM
- sentence
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu va-to-A-khal hu-ve-hi HI va-HU u-ve-TAH ya-MIM
Exegesis
The indefinite plural noun yamim {יָמִֽים | yā·mîm} conveys ongoing duration. The English preserves the vav sequence and idiomatic “for days” to reflect the Hebrew narrative’s open-ended timeframe.
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“days, time periods”
In context — 1 Kings 17:15
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah , and she, he, and her household ate for days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 17:15, so the Hebrew word יָמִֽים׃ (yamim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.17.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.15.W10.S1) and character.