Leviticus 13:5:3Lev.13.5.W3TAB
בַּיּ֣וֹם
bayom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /ba.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-YOM hash-vee-EE
- clause
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
- 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 phrase bayom hashevi‘i {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי | ba-yyōm ha-šə-ḇî-’î} ‘on the seventh day’ functions as a temporal marker.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod-vav-mem
“day, time period”
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 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 13:5, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֣וֹם (bayom) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.5.W3.S1) and character.