Deuteronomy 17:9:7Deut.17.9.W7TAB
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
bayamim
“in the days”
- Transliteration
- ba-ya-MIM
- Extended
- bah-yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /bajjɔˈmim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- clause
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT
Exegesis
The relative clause asher yihyeh bayamim hahem {אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם | ʾă·šer yih·yêh bay·yă·yim hā·hêm} confines jurisdiction to the contemporary officeholder.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:9
And you shall go to the priests of the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the decision of the judgment.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 17:9, so the Hebrew word בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bayamim) 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 Deut.17.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.9.W7.S1) and character.