Jeremiah 20:14:6Jer.20.14.W6TAB

י֛וֹם

yom

day

Transliteration
YOM
Extended
YOHM
IPA
/ˈjoːm/

Meaning by language

English
day

Alphabet Analysis

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

    YOM

  2. clause

    YOM a-sher-ye-LA-dat-ni i-MI al-ye-HI ba-RUKH

  3. 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 contextJeremiah 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.