2 Samuel 19:20:82 Sam.19.20.W8TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:21
הַיּ֗וֹם
hayom
“today”
- Transliteration
- ha-YOM
- Extended
- hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- today
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM
- clause
ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM ri-SHON le-khol-BET yo-SEF la-RE-det lik-RAT a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
KI ya-DA av-de-KHA KI a-NI kha-ta-TI ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM ri-SHON le-khol-BET yo-SEF la-RE-det lik-RAT a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The particle vehinebati {וְהִנֵּה־בָאתִי | wə·hinnê·bā·’tî} shifts focus to the present, reinforced by hayom {הַיּוֹם | ha·yôm} “today.”
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“day, time period”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:20
For your servant knows that I have sinned, and behold, I have come today as the first from all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word הַיּ֗וֹם (hayom) 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.19.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.20.W8.S1) and character.