2 Kings 20:19:132 Kgs.20.19.W13TAB
בְיָמָֽי׃
veyamai
“in my days”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-MAI
- Extended
- veh-yaa-MAI
- IPA
- /bəjaːˈmaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ya-MAI
- phraseyour reading level
yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The conditional clause im-shalom ve-emet yihyeh be-yamai {אִם־שָׁלוֹם וֶאֱמֶת יִהְיֶה בְּיָמָי | ʾim-šā-lôm we-ʾe-met yiḥ-yēh bə-yā-māy} employs a paired noun to express holistic well-being and reliability, and the suffix clause specifies the temporal scope of Hezekiah’s reign.
In context — 2 Kings 20:19
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD that you have spoken.” Then he added, “Will there not be peace and truth in my days?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 20:19, so the Hebrew word בְיָמָֽי׃ (veyamai) 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 Kgs.20.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.19.W13.S1) and character.