Judges 20:27:8Judg.20.27.W8TAB
בַּיָּמִ֖ים
bayamim
“in the days”
- Transliteration
- ba-ya-MIM
- Extended
- bah-yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ba.jjaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the days
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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
ve-SHAM a-RON be-RIT ha-e-lo-HIM ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-SHAM a-RON be-RIT ha-e-lo-HIM ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The temporal expression ba-yamim ha-hem {בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵֽם | ba·yā·mîm hā·hēm} ‘in those days’ situates the event historically. The English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence while ensuring readability and theological emphasis on divine presence and covenant authority.
In context — Judges 20:27
And the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD , and there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:27, so the Hebrew word בַּיָּמִ֖ים (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 Judg.20.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.27.W8.S1) and character.