2 Samuel 18:20:112 Sam.18.20.W11TAB
בְּי֣וֹם
beyom
“in a day”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a day
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 | |
| 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
be-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM a-KHER
- clause
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV LO ISH be-so-RA a-TA ha-YOM ha-ZE u-vi-sar-TA be-YOM a-KHER
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV LO ISH be-so-RA a-TA ha-YOM ha-ZE u-vi-sar-TA be-YOM a-KHER ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE LO te-va-SER KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh MET
In context — 2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said, “You are not a bearer of news this day, and you shall bring news on another day; but today you shall not bring news because the king’s son is dead.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word בְּי֣וֹם (beyom) 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.18.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.20.W11.S1) and character.