Exodus 16:30:3Exod.16.30.W3TAB
בַּיּ֥וֹם
bayom
“on the”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /baj.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-YOM hash-vi-I
- sentence
va-yish-be-TU ha-AM ba-YOM hash-vi-I
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bayyom haššəviʿi {בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִעִֽי | bə-yôm haš-še-bî-ʿî} ‘on the seventh day’ functions adverbially, specifying the precise timing in accordance with divine ordinance. Positioning this phrase at the clause end gives it climactic emphasis on obedient rest within the sacred weekly rhythm.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–vav–mem
“day, period of time”
In context — Exodus 16:30
So the people ceased from all work and rested on the seventh day .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 16:30, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֥וֹם (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.16.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.30.W3.S1) and character.