Leviticus 23:16:7Lev.23.16.W7TAB
י֑וֹם
yom
“day”
- Transliteration
- YOM
- Extended
- YOHM
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
YOM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-mih-SHEEM YOM
- clause
AD mim-MOH-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT ha-she-vee-EET tihs-pe-RU kha-mih-SHEEM YOM
- sentence
AD mim-MOH-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT ha-she-vee-EET tihs-pe-RU kha-mih-SHEEM YOM veh-hik-rav-TEM min-KHA kha-da-SHA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verb tisperu {תִּסְפְּרוּ | ṯisperû} ‘you shall count’ takes the direct object chamishim yom {חֲמִשִּׁים יוֹם | ḥammîšîm yôm} ‘fifty days’, conveying a durative obligation.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — Leviticus 23:16
Until the day after the seventh Sabbath, you shall count fifty days; then you shall present a new offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 23:16, so the Hebrew word י֑וֹם (yom) 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.23.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.16.W7.S1) and character.