Leviticus 13:50:7Lev.13.50.W7TAB
יָמִֽים׃
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yah-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaˈmiːm/
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
ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-RAA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-NA-ga ve-his-GIR et-ha-NE-ga shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šī-ḇaṯ yā-mîm} denotes a fixed seven-day evaluation period, reflecting the Hebrew idiom for completion and testing. The balanced clause structure underscores ritual precision and procedural clarity in the priestly legislation.
Root and etymology
y-m-myod-mem-mem
“day”
In context — Leviticus 13:50
The priest will examine the infection , and he will confine the infection for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:50:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 13:50, so the Hebrew word יָמִֽים׃ (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.13.50.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.50.W7.S1) and character.