2 Samuel 15:20:32 Sam.15.20.W3TAB
וְהַיּ֞וֹם
vehayom
“and today”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YOM
- Extended
- veh-hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /vəhajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and today
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YOM
- clause
te-MOL bo-E-kha ve-ha-YOM a-NO-a-kha a-NI-a-kha im-MA-nu la-LE-khet va-a-NI ho-LEKH AL a-SHER-a-NI ho-LEKH
- sentence
te-MOL bo-E-kha ve-ha-YOM a-NO-a-kha a-NI-a-kha im-MA-nu la-LE-khet va-a-NI ho-LEKH AL a-SHER-a-NI ho-LEKH SHUV ve-ha-SHEV eT-a-KHE-kha im-MAKH KHE-sed ve-e-MET
Exegesis
The verse begins with temol {תְּמ֣וֹל | tə-mōl} ‘yesterday’ and the coordinating ve-hayom {וְהַיּ֞וֹם | wə-hǎ-yôm} ‘and today,’ creating a stark temporal contrast.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:20
Yesterday you arrived, and today shall I make you wander with us when I do not know where I am going? And I am going to the place where I am going. Return, and bring your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness accompany you.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:20, so the Hebrew word וְהַיּ֞וֹם (vehayom) 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 Sam.15.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.20.W3.S1) and character.