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
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ki-bay-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH
- clause
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.