Genesis 17:26:2Gen.17.26.W2TAB
הַיּ֣וֹם
hayom
“day”
- Transliteration
- ha-YOM
- Extended
- hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /haj.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YOM ha-ZE
- clause
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM
- sentence
be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZE nim-MOL av-ra-HAM ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted temporal phrase be-etsem ha-yom haz-zeh {בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה | bə-ʿe-ṣem ha-yôm haz-zeh} emphasizing exact timing.
Root and etymology
RootYod-Vav-Mem
“day, period”
In context — Genesis 17:26
On that very day , Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:26, so the Hebrew word הַיּ֣וֹם (hayom) 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.17.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.26.W2.S1) and character.