2 Samuel 19:22:102 Sam.19.22.W10TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:23
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
- clause
ha-YOM yu-MAT ISH be-yis-ra-EL KI ha-LO ya-da-TI KI ha-YOM a-NI-me-LEKH al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA ki-ti-he-YU-LI ha-YOM le-sa-TAN ha-YOM yu-MAT ISH be-yis-ra-EL KI ha-LO ya-da-TI KI ha-YOM a-NI-me-LEKH al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Repetition of ha-yôm {הַיּוֹם | ha-yôm} ‘today’ throughout the verse heightens immediacy. The English rendering follows Hebrew clause order to preserve the force and rhythm of the original.
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“day, time period”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:22
And David said, “What is it to me and to you, sons of Zeruiah , that you should become for me an adversary today? Shall any man in Israel be put to death today? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 19:22, 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.19.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.22.W10.S1) and character.