Jeremiah 20:8:12Jer.20.8.W12TAB
כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
kalhayom
“all the day”
- Transliteration
- KAL-ha-YOM
- Extended
- KAAL-hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /kɔl.hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
KAL-ha-YOM
- clause
KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM
- sentence
KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The temporal phrase kol-ha-yom {כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם | kol-hā-yōm} ‘all the day’ emphasizes the ongoing nature of his suffering. This structure preserves the Hebrew emphasis on repeated prophetic proclamation followed by personal consequence.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day, time”
In context — Jeremiah 20:8
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I call, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me reproach and derision all the day.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ (kalhayom) 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.20.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W12.S1) and character.