2 Samuel 3:39:22 Sam.3.39.W2TAB
הַיּ֥וֹם
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-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni ye-sha-LEM ye-ho-VAH le-o-SE ha-ra-A ke-ra-a-TO
Exegesis
The adverbial hayyôm {הַיּ֥וֹם | ha-yôm} ‘today’ situates the declaration in the present crisis.
In context — 2 Samuel 3:39
And today I am gentle , though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are harsher than I am. May the LORD repay the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 3:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 3:39, so the Hebrew word הַיּ֥וֹם (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.3.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.3.39.W2.S1) and character.