Leviticus 23:34:14Lev.23.34.W14TAB

יָמִ֖ים

days

days

Transliteration
DAYS
Extended
DAYS
IPA
/jaːˈmiːm/

Meaning by language

English
days

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    DAYS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SEV-en DAYS

  3. clause

    on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD

  4. sentence

    da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD

Exegesis

The construct chain chag hassukkot {חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת | ḥagg ha-sukkōṯ} ‘festival of the booths’ merges a generic noun with a specific type, and shiv‘at yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šivʿat yāmîm} ‘seven days’ denotes duration.

In contextLeviticus 23:34

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths shall be to the LORD for seven days.”

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:34:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 23:34, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֖ים (days) 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.23.34.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.34.W14.S1) and character.