Leviticus 13:5:15Lev.13.5.W15TAB
יָמִ֖ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /ja.ˈmiːm/
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
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
veh-his-GEE-ro ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
- sentence
veh-raa-A-hoo ha-ko-HEN ba-YOM hash-vee-EE veh-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga ah-MAD be-ei-NAV lo-fa-SA ha-NE-ga ba-OR veh-his-GEE-ro ha-ko-HEN shiv-AT ya-MIM she-NEET
Exegesis
The construct chain shiv’at yamim shenit {שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית | šĭ-ḇa‘-ṯ yā-mîm šê-nît} ‘seven days second time’ sets a precise repeated duration. English grammar is adjusted for clarity of subject reference and procedural sequence, preserving Hebrew order and logical flow.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod-mem-mem
“day”
In context — Leviticus 13:5
The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and behold, if the sore has remained in its appearance and has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days a second time.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 13:5, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֖ים (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 Lev.13.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.5.W15.S1) and character.