Ezekiel 20:5:6Ezek.20.5.W6TAB
בְּי֣וֹם֙
beyom
“in the day”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-YOM
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI be-YOM ba-kho-RI be-yis-ra-EL va-e-SA ya-DI le-ZE-ra BET ya-a-KOV va-i-va-DA la-HEM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI be-YOM ba-kho-RI be-yis-ra-EL va-e-SA ya-DI le-ZE-ra BET ya-a-KOV va-i-va-DA la-HEM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM va-e-SA ya-DI la-HEM le-MOR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The temporal phrase beyom bachori {בְּיוֹם בָּחֳרִי | bə-yôm ḇā-ḥă-rî}, using a Qal infinitive construct, marks divine election.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day, period”
In context — Ezekiel 20:5
And you shall say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : On the day I chose Israel and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I lifted up my hand to them, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God.’”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 20:5, so the Hebrew word בְּי֣וֹם֙ (beyom) 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 Ezek.20.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.5.W6.S1) and character.