1 Samuel 18:21:151 Sam.18.21.W15TAB
הַיּֽוֹם׃
hayom
“today or this day”
- Transliteration
- ha-YOM
- Extended
- hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- today or this day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YOM
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-da-VID bish-ta-YIM tit-kha-TTEN BI ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL et-ne-NNA LO u-te-HI-LO le-mo-KESH u-te-HI-VO yad-pe-lish-TIM va-YO-mer sha-UL el-da-VID bish-ta-YIM tit-kha-TTEN BI ha-YOM
Exegesis
The deictic hayom {הַיּוֹם | ha·yōm} underscores the immediacy of the offer. The sequence of narrative progression, purpose-result clauses, numeral idiom, and deictic precision highlights Saul’s strategic maneuver.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she shall be a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines shall be against him.” And Saul said to David, “Today you shall become my son-in-law for a second time.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 18:21, so the Hebrew word הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hayom) 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 Sam.18.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.21.W15.S1) and character.