Leviticus 14:8:16Lev.14.8.W16TAB
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
veh-ya-SHAV mi-KHUTS le-ah-ho-LO shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-kih-BES ha-mit-ta-HER et-beh-gah-DAV ve-gil-LAKH et-KOL-seh-ah-RO veh-rah-KHATS ba-MA-yim veh-ta-HER veh-a-KHAR ya-VO el-ha-ma-kha-NEH veh-ya-SHAV mi-KHUTS le-ah-ho-LO shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The construct chain shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | ši-ḇa‘-at ya-mim} ‘seven days’ specifies the duration. This structured arrangement underscores the progression from individual cleansing to communal reintegration under defined conditions.
Root and etymology
מ־י־ם
“water”
In context — Leviticus 14:8
And the one being cleansed shall wash his garments , shave off all his hair, and bathe in water; then he shall be clean. Afterwards he shall enter the camp , but he shall remain outside his tent for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 14:8, 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.14.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.8.W16.S1) and character.