Leviticus 14:2:5Lev.14.2.W5TAB
בְּי֖וֹם
beyom
“on the day of”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the day of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-YOM
- clause
ZOT tih-YE to-RAT ham-me-tso-RA be-YOM ta-ho-ra-TO
- sentence
ZOT tih-YE to-RAT ham-me-tso-RA be-YOM ta-ho-ra-TO ve-hu-VA el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The temporal phrase be-yom tahorato {בְּי֖וֹם טָהֳרָת֑וֹ | bə-yōm ṭā-hō-rā-ṯô} situates the requirement in a ritual framework.
In context — Leviticus 14:2
This shall be the law of the leper on the day of his cleansing; he shall be brought to the priest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 14:2, so the Hebrew word בְּי֖וֹם (beyom) 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.14.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.2.W5.S1) and character.