Exodus 19:15:6Exod.19.15.W6TAB
יָמִ֑ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaː.ˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
lish-LO-shet ya-MIM
- clause
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ha-AM he-YU ne-kho-NIM lish-LO-shet ya-MIM al-tig-SHU el-ish-SHA
Exegesis
The construct lishlōšet yāmîm {לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים | li-šə-lō-šeṯ yā-mîm} sets a temporal boundary of three days.
In context — Exodus 19:15
Moses said to the people, “Be prepared for three days; refrain from drawing near to a woman.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:15, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֑ים (yamim) 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.19.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.15.W6.S1) and character.