Jeremiah 23:5:2Jer.23.5.W2TAB
יָמִ֤ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM
- clause
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ha-ki-MO-ti le-da-VID TSE-makh tsa-DIK
- sentence
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ha-ki-MO-ti le-da-VID TSE-makh tsa-DIK u-ma-LAKH ME-lekh ve-his-KIL ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct yamim ba’im {יָמִים בָּאִים | yā-mîm bā-ʾîm} ‘days are coming’ uses a noun+participle to express future time, which is rendered with a future verb form in English.
In context — Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch , and He will reign as king and act wisely, and He will do justice and righteousness in the land.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:5, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֤ים (yamim) 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.23.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.5.W2.S1) and character.