Judges 21:6:8Judg.21.6.W8TAB
הַיּ֛וֹם
hayom
“today or this day”
- Transliteration
- ha-YOM
- Extended
- hah-YOHM
- IPA
- /hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- today or this day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
nig-DA ha-YOM
- clause
va-yo-me-RU nig-DA ha-YOM SHE-vet e-KHAD mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yin-na-kha-MU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-bin-ya-MIN a-KHIV va-yo-me-RU nig-DA ha-YOM SHE-vet e-KHAD mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The adverbial hayom {הַיּוֹם | ha-yôm} ‘today’ fixes the timing, and the noun phrase shevet echad miyiśra'el {שֵׁבֶט אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל | šê-ḇeṭ ʾe-ḥāḏ mi-yis-rā-ʾêl} ‘one tribe from Israel’ is the subject of that passive. The sequential vav-consecutives and Nifal voices in Hebrew are rendered by corresponding conjunctions and passive constructions in English to preserve narrative flow and emphasize collective emotion.
In context — Judges 21:6
And the sons of Israel were grieved toward Benjamin, their brother, and they said, “Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 21:6, so the Hebrew word הַיּ֛וֹם (hayom) 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.21.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.6.W8.S1) and character.