Genesis 14:1:2Gen.14.1.W2TAB
בִּימֵי֙
bimei
“in the days of”
- Transliteration
- bi-MEI
- Extended
- bee-MEE
- IPA
- /biːˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the days of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-MEI
- clause
va-ye-HI bi-MEI am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI bi-MEI am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ke-dor-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bimei {בִּימֵי֙ | bi-yê-mê} “in the days of” introduces a broad time frame rather than a precise regnal year, anchoring the subsequent events within the overlapping reigns of several rulers.
Root and etymology
yomyôm
“day”
In context — Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:1, so the Hebrew word בִּימֵי֙ (bimei) 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 Gen.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.1.W2.S1) and character.