Exodus 20:10:1Exod.20.10.W1TAB
וְי֨וֹם֙
veyom
“and the day”
- Transliteration
- ve-YOM
- Extended
- veh-YOHM
- IPA
- /wəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the day
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-YOM
- clause
ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ve-YOM ha-she-vi-I sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha loh-ta-a-SEH kohl-meh-la-KHAH a-TAH oo-vin-KHA-oo-vit-TEH-kha av-DE-kha va-a-MAT-kha oo-veh-hem-TE-kha ve-ger-KHA a-SHER bish-ah-REH-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with veyom {וְי֨וֹם֙ | wə-yôm} “and day,” connecting to the preceding narrative and signaling a shift.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod-waw-mem
“day; time period”
In context — Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God . On that day you shall not do any work—neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your sojourner who is within your gates.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:10, so the Hebrew word וְי֨וֹם֙ (veyom) 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.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.10.W1.S1) and character.