Exodus 19:11:6Exod.19.11.W6TAB
בַּיּ֣וֹם
bayom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /bajˈjoːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- clause
KI ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI ye-RED Ye-ho-VAH le-ee-NEI khol-ha-AM al-HAR si-NAI
- 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 conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} introduces a causal clause, repeated by bayom hashelishi {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י | ba-yōm ha-šə-lî-šî} “on the third day,” reinforcing the divinely set timeline.
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 19:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:11, 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.19.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.11.W6.S1) and character.