Leviticus 16:30:1Lev.16.30.W1TAB

כִּֽי־בַיּ֥וֹם

kibayyom

for on this day

Transliteration
ki-bay-YOM
Extended
kee-bay-YOHM
IPA
/kiː.bajˈjoːm/

Meaning by language

English
for on this day

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כִּֽי + בַ + יּ֥וֹם
ki + bay + yom
kibayyom

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ki-bay-YOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH

  3. clause

    ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM

  4. sentence

    ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU

Exegesis

The verse begins with kee {כִּֽי | kî} ‘because’, introducing an explanatory clause that underscores the unique significance of Yom Kippur.

The temporal frame bayyom hazzeh {בַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה | bayyôm haz-zeh} ‘on this day’ sets the setting.

In contextLeviticus 16:30

Because on this day atonement will be made for you to purify you from all your sins before the LORD ; you shall be purified .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 16:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:30, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־בַיּ֥וֹם (kibayyom) 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.16.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.30.W1.S1) and character.