Genesis 19:38:11Gen.19.38.W11TAB
עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃
adhayom
“to this day”
- Transliteration
- ad-ha-YOM
- Extended
- ahd-hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /ʕad.hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to this day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ad-ha-YOM
- clause
HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
- sentence
ve-ha-tse-i-RA gam-HI ya-le-DA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO ben-am-MI HU a-VI ve-ne-am-MON ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The temporal phrase ad hayom {עַד־הַיּוֹם | ʿaḏ-hay-yôm} ‘to this day’ anchors the origin narrative to the present. The two clauses preserve the Hebrew structure while clarifying genealogical and ethnological connections.
In context — Genesis 19:38
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:38:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 19:38, so the Hebrew word עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃ (adhayom) 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.19.38.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.38.W11.S1) and character.