Exodus 23:12:2Exod.23.12.W2TAB
יָמִים֙
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-shet ya-MIM
- clause
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-SE ma-a-SE-kha u-va-YOM hash-she-vi-EE tish-BOT
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-SE ma-a-SE-kha u-va-YOM hash-she-vi-EE tish-BOT leh-MA-an ya-NU-akh shor-KHA va-kha-mo-RE-kha ve-yin-na-FESH ben-a-MAT-kha ve-ha-GER
Exegesis
The clause begins with the numeral-period expression sheshet yamim {שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים | šē-šeṯ yā-mîm} “six days,” pairing with the imperfect verb taaseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | tāʿăśeh} “you shall do” to set a continuous obligation.
In context — Exodus 23:12
Six days you shall do your work , but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female-servant and the sojourner may be refreshed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 23:12, so the Hebrew word יָמִים֙ (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.23.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.12.W2.S1) and character.