Exodus 16:22:2Exod.16.22.W2TAB
בַּיּ֣וֹם
bayom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /baj.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the day
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI lak-TU LE-khem mish-NEH she-NEE ha-O-mer la-e-KHAD
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-shi-SHI lak-TU LE-khem mish-NEH she-NEE ha-O-mer la-e-KHAD va-ya-VO-u kol-ne-si-EE ha-eh-DAH va-ya-GI-du le-mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayom hashishi {בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי | bay-yôm haš-šî-šî} ‘on the sixth day’ precedes the main verb and situates this event within the manna cycle.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day, period”
In context — Exodus 16:22
On the sixth day they gathered twice the usual portion of bread—two omers for each person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:22, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֣וֹם (bayom) 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.16.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.22.W2.S1) and character.