2 Chronicles 18:4:62 Chr.18.4.W6TAB
כַיּ֖וֹם
khayom
“as of today or this day”
- Transliteration
- kha-YOM
- Extended
- khah-YOHM
- IPA
- /xajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as of today or this day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
kha-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
de-RASH-NA kha-YOM
- clause
de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The temporal adverbial kayom {כַיּ֖וֹם | kayyôm} ‘today/at this time’ presses for immediate action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word כַיּ֖וֹם (khayom) 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 2 Chr.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W6.S1) and character.