Exodus 2:18:8Exod.2.18.W8TAB

הַיּֽוֹם׃

hayom

today

Transliteration
ha-YOM
Extended
hah-YOHM
IPA
/haj.ˈjoːm/

Meaning by language

English
today

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Result
הַ + יּֽוֹם׃
ha + yom
hayom

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-YOM

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer mad-DU-a mi-har-TEN BO ha-YOM

  3. sentence

    va-ta-VO-na el-re-u-EL a-vi-HEN va-YO-mer mad-DU-a mi-har-TEN BO ha-YOM

Exegesis

The noun hayyom {הַיּוֹם | ha-yōm} ‘today’ specifies timing. English renders the Hebrew VSO order as a clear temporal sequence while preserving the original emphasis.

In contextExodus 2:18

And they came to Reuel their father, and he said, “Why have you hurried to come today?”

About this coordinate

Exodus 2:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 2:18, so the Hebrew word הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hayom) 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.2.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.18.W8.S1) and character.