Leviticus 23:3:5Lev.23.3.W5TAB
וּבַיּ֣וֹם
oovayom
“and on the day”
- Transliteration
- oo-va-YOM
- Extended
- oo-vah-YOHM
- IPA
- /u.vaˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
oo-va-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The adversative u-vayom ha-shvi’i {וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי | ū·vā·yōm haššəvîʿî} ‘but on the seventh day’ marks a structural shift.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word וּבַיּ֣וֹם (oovayom) 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.23.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W5.S1) and character.