Isaiah 13:9:2Isa.13.9.W2TAB
יוֹם־יְהוָה֙
yomyehovah
“day of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- YOM-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- YOHM-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- day of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
YOM-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF
- sentence
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The construct chain yom-YHWH {יוֹם־יְהוָה | yôm-YHWH} ‘day of YHWH’ frames the message as a fixed time of divine intervention, not merely a calendar date.
Root and etymology
consonantsYod–Vav–Mem
“day, time period”
In context — Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the LORD comes—cruel , with wrath and burning anger—to make the land desolate, and He will destroy its sinners from it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word יוֹם־יְהוָה֙ (yomyehovah) 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 Isa.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W2.S1) and character.