Jeremiah 20:14:6Jer.20.14.W6TAB
י֛וֹם
yom
“day”
- Transliteration
- YOM
- Extended
- YOHM
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
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 |
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Word in context
- word
YOM
- clause
YOM a-sher-ye-LA-dat-ni i-MI al-ye-HI ba-RUKH
- sentence
a-RUR ha-YOM a-SHER yu-LAD-ti BO YOM a-sher-ye-LA-dat-ni i-MI al-ye-HI ba-RUKH
Exegesis
A parallel clause yom asher-yeladatni immi {יוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַתְנִי אִמִּי | yōm ʾă-šer-yə-la-daṯ-nî ʾim-mî} ‘the day that my mother bore me’ uses the Qal perfect for active voice.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day, time”
In context — Jeremiah 20:14
Cursed be the day on which I was born; let not the day that my mother bore me be blessed.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:14, so the Hebrew word י֛וֹם (yom) 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.20.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.14.W6.S1) and character.