Isaiah 39:6:3Isa.39.6.W3TAB

בָּאִים֒

baim

are coming

Transliteration
ba-IM
Extended
baa-EEM
IPA
/baːˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
are coming

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Result
בָּ + אִים֒
ba + im
baim

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-MIM ba-IM

  3. clause

    hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ve-nis-SA kal-a-SHER be-VE-te-kha va-a-SHER ats-RU a-vo-TE-kha ad-ha-YOM ha-ZE ba-VEL

  4. sentence

    hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ve-nis-SA kal-a-SHER be-VE-te-kha va-a-SHER ats-RU a-vo-TE-kha ad-ha-YOM ha-ZE ba-VEL lo-yi-va-TER da-VAR a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The phrase yamim baim {יָמִים בָּאִים | yā-mîm bā-ʼîm} combines a noun with a Qal participle to express certainty of an approaching period.

In contextIsaiah 39:6

Behold, the days are coming when everything that is in your house and what your fathers have stored up to this day will be taken away to Babylon; nothing will remain, says the LORD .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 39:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 39:6, so the Hebrew word בָּאִים֒ (baim) 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.39.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.6.W3.S1) and character.