Joshua 13:1:4Josh.13.1.W4TAB
בַּיָּמִ֑ים
bayamim
“in years”
- Transliteration
- ba-ya-MIM
- Extended
- bah-yaah-MEEM
- IPA
- /bajjɔˈmim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ba-ya-MIM
- clause
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The adjective zaken {זָקֵ֔ן | zāqēn} combined with the idiom bayamim {בַּיָּמִ֑ים | bā-yā-mîm} ‘into days’ denotes advanced age and is reiterated for emphasis.
In context — Joshua 13:1
And Joshua had become old and advanced in days, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in days, and the land remains exceedingly much to be possessed.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word בַּיָּמִ֑ים (bayamim) 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 Josh.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W4.S1) and character.