Exodus 13:7:5Exod.13.7.W5TAB
הַיָּמִ֑ים
hayahmeem
“the days”
- Transliteration
- ha-yah-MEEM
- Extended
- hah-yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /hajaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the days
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 | |
| 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
ha-yah-MEEM
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM
- clause
ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM
- sentence
ma-TSOT ye-a-KHEL ET shiv-AT ha-yah-MEEM ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA kha-METS ve-LO-ye-ra-EH le-KHA se-OR be-KHOL-ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The construct phrase shivʿat hayamim {שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים | šivʿat ha-yāmîm} sets a temporal frame of seven days.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod–mem–mem
“days”
In context — Exodus 13:7
You are to consume unleavened bread for seven days; no leavened bread is to be seen with you, and no leaven or sourdough is to be found within your territory .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 13:7, so the Hebrew word הַיָּמִ֑ים (hayahmeem) 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.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.7.W5.S1) and character.