Exodus 20:8:2Exod.20.8.W2TAB
אֶת־י֥֨וֹם
etyom
“the day of”
- Transliteration
- et-YOM
- Extended
- eht-YOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the day of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
et-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
za-KHOR et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-kad-de-SHO
Exegesis
It is followed by the objective marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} ‘objective marker’, which introduces the definite noun phrase yom ha-shabbat {יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת | yôm haš-šab-bāt} ‘the Sabbath day’.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod-waw-mem
“day; time period”
In context — Exodus 20:8
Remember the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־י֥֨וֹם (etyom) 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.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.8.W2.S1) and character.