Exodus 13:4:1Exod.13.4.W1TAB
הַיּ֖וֹם
hayom
“today”
- Transliteration
- ha-YOM
- Extended
- hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /haj.ˈjoːm/
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 a-TEM yo-tse-IM
- sentence
ha-YOM a-TEM yo-tse-IM be-KHO-desh ha-a-VIV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal demonstrative hayom {הַיּ֖וֹם | hā-yōm} ‘the day,’ establishing an exact time frame.
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“day; period of time”
In context — Exodus 13:4
Today you are going out , in the month of Aviv .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:4, so the Hebrew word הַיּ֖וֹם (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 Exod.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.4.W1.S1) and character.