2 Chronicles 21:8:12 Chr.21.8.W1TAB
בְּיָמָיו֙
beyamav
“in his days”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-MAV
- Extended
- beh-yah-MAAV
- IPA
- /bəjaːˈmaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ya-MAV
- clause
be-ya-MAV pa-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat YAD-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
be-ya-MAV pa-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat YAD-ye-hu-DA va-yam-li-KHU a-le-HEM ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted temporal prepositional phrase beyamav {בְּיָמָיו֙ | bə-yā-māw} ‘in his days’, setting the time frame before the main clause.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:8
In his days, Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and installed a king over themselves.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּיָמָיו֙ (beyamav) 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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.8.W1.S1) and character.