2 Samuel 23:20:202 Sam.23.20.W20TAB
בְּי֥וֹם
beyom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ha-sha-LEG
- clause
HU hi-KA ET she-NEI a-ri-EL mo-AV ve-HU ya-RAD ve-hi-KA et-ha-a-ri-YA ha-a-RI be-TOKH ha-BO-ar be-YOM ha-sha-LEG
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL HU hi-KA ET she-NEI a-ri-EL mo-AV ve-HU ya-RAD ve-hi-KA et-ha-a-ri-YA ha-a-RI be-TOKH ha-BO-ar be-YOM ha-sha-LEG
Exegesis
Finally, the locative expressions betoch haboer {בְּתוֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר | bəṯôḵ habbōʾār} ‘in the midst of the cistern’ and byom hasheleg {בְּיוֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג | bə-yôm haššāleḡ} ‘on a day of snow’ frame the narrative in vivid detail.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man renowned for valor, performed great deeds in Kabzeel and struck down the two Ariel of Moab, and he also went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit on a snowy day.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:20:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Samuel 23:20, so the Hebrew word בְּי֥וֹם (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.23.20.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.20.W20.S1) and character.