2 Samuel 18:20:132 Sam.18.20.W13TAB
וְהַיּ֤וֹם
vehayom
“but today”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YOM
- Extended
- veh-hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /vəhajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE
- clause
ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE LO te-va-SER KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh MET
- 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
Exegesis
The demonstrative phrase hayyôm hazzēh {הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה | hayyôm hazzēh} ‘this day’ is repeated for emphasis.
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 18:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word וְהַיּ֤וֹם (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.18.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.20.W13.S1) and character.