Jeremiah 17:16:5Jer.17.16.W5TAB

וְי֥וֹם

veyom

and day of

Transliteration
ve-YOM
Extended
veh-YOHM
IPA
/vəˈjoːm/

Meaning by language

English
and day of

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Result
וְ + י֥וֹם
ve + yom
veyom

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-YOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-YOM a-NUSH

  3. clause

    va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta

  4. sentence

    va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA

Exegesis

The adversative coordinate ve-yom anush {וְיוֹם אָנ֛וּשׁ | wə-yôm ʾānûš} ‘and a grievous day’ marks the theme of impending judgment.

In contextJeremiah 17:16

But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word וְי֥וֹם (veyom) 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 Jer.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W5.S1) and character.