Exodus 13:6:2Exod.13.6.W2TAB
יָמִ֖ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šibʿaṯ yāmîm} ‘seven days’, establishing the ritual duration.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod–mem–mem
“days”
In context — Exodus 13:6
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread , and the seventh day shall be a festival to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:6, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֖ים (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 Exod.13.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.6.W2.S1) and character.