1 Samuel 18:9:61 Sam.18.9.W6TAB
מֵהַיּ֥וֹם
mehayom
“from the day”
- Transliteration
- me-ha-YOM
- Extended
- mee-hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /meːhajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the day
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-ha-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
me-ha-YOM ha-HU
- clause
me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
- sentence
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
Exegesis
The temporal clause mehayom hahu {מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא | mê·hā·yôm hā·hûʾ} ‘from that day’ establishes the point of origin, and the conjunctive phrase vahalaah {וָהָֽלְאָה | wā·hā·lə·ʼāh} ‘and onward’ extends the action indefinitely. The placement of the participle before the temporal elements underscores the sustained nature of Saul’s hostility. The formal reconstruction preserves Hebrew clause order, while the dynamic reconstruction integrates the temporal markers into an idiomatic English expression for smoother narrative flow.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:9
And it came to pass that Saul kept a suspicious eye on David from that day onward.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:9, so the Hebrew word מֵהַיּ֥וֹם (mehayom) 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.18.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.9.W6.S1) and character.