Deuteronomy 22:7:10Deut.22.7.W10TAB
יָמִֽים׃
yamim
“days {your days}”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days {your days}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ya-MIM
- clause
le-MA-an yi-TAV lakh ve-ha-a-rakh-TA ya-MIM
- sentence
sha-LE-akh te-sha-LE-akh et-ha-EM ve-ET-ha-ba-NIM ti-KAKH-lach le-MA-an yi-TAV lakh ve-ha-a-rakh-TA ya-MIM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect veha’arakhta {וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ | və-ha-ʾa-raḥtā} shifts to an assured outcome of lengthened yamim {יָמִֽים | yamim}. This structure underscores the causal link between compassionate action and blessing.
Root and etymology
yod–memyod–mem
“day”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:7
You shall certainly release the mother , but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may go well with you, and you will prolong your days .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 22:7, so the Hebrew word יָמִֽים׃ (yamim) 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.22.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.7.W10.S1) and character.