Exodus 19:11:3Exod.19.11.W3TAB
לַיּ֣וֹם
layom
“for the day”
- Transliteration
- la-YOM
- Extended
- lah-YOHM
- IPA
- /lajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the day
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
la-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- clause
ve-ha-YU ne-kho-NIM la-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- sentence
ve-ha-YU ne-kho-NIM la-YOM ha-she-li-SHI KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
Exegesis
The temporal phrase layom hashelishi {לַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י | lā-yōm ha-šə-lî-šî} marks “for the third day.”
In context — Exodus 19:11
Let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:11, so the Hebrew word לַיּ֣וֹם (layom) 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.11.W3.S1) and character.