Isaiah 17:11:9Isa.17.11.W9TAB
בְּי֥וֹם
beyom
“in a day”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a day
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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
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM na-kha-LA
- clause
NED ka-TSIR be-YOM na-kha-LA u-khe-EV a-NUSH
- sentence
be-YOM nit-e-EKH te-sag-se-GI u-va-BO-ker zar-e-EKH ta-fe-ri-KHI NED ka-TSIR be-YOM na-kha-LA u-khe-EV a-NUSH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal marker be-yom {בְּי֤וֹם | bə-yōm} ‘in the day’ followed by the construct nit‘ekh {נִטְעֵךְ֙ | niṭ-‘ê-ḵ} ‘your planting’ and the intensive Piel verb tishagshegi {תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי | tə-săg-šê-ḡî} ‘make luxuriant growth,’ forming a causal-temporal clause.
The abrupt contrast appears in the nominal phrase ned qatsir {נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר | nēḏ qā-ṣîr} ‘heap harvest,’ which is then situated within the extended temporal clause be-yom nakhala u-ke‘ev anush {בְּי֥וֹם נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ | bə-yōm na-ḥă-lāh û-ḵə-’êḇ ’ā-nûš} ‘in the day of grief and incurable pain.’ This sequence of causative verbs and nominal antithesis underscores the theological theme of sudden reversal from rapid growth to ruin.
In context — Isaiah 17:11
On the day you plant, you cause it to spring up , and in the morning you make your seed flourish; the harvest becomes a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 17:11, so the Hebrew word בְּי֥וֹם (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 Isa.17.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.11.W9.S1) and character.