Exodus 16:4:12Exod.16.4.W12TAB
דְּבַר־י֣וֹם
devaryom
“a day's portion”
- Transliteration
- de-var-YOM
- Extended
- deh-vahr-YOHM
- IPA
- /də.var.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a day's portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
de-var-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
de-var-YOM be-yo-MO
- clause
ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Exegesis
The construct devar-yom beyomo {דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ | də-var-yôm bə-yô-mô} emphasizes daily reliance.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day, period”
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־י֣וֹם (devaryom) 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.16.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W12.S1) and character.