Leviticus 23:35:1Lev.23.35.W1TAB
בַּיּ֥וֹם
bayom
“On the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /baː.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- On the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON
- clause
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-rah-KOH-desh
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-rah-KOH-desh kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAH LO ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The Hebrew phrase bayom harishon {בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן | bā-yôm hā-rî-ʾōn} functions as a temporal marker “on the first day.”
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“day, period”
In context — Leviticus 23:35
On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly ; you shall do no work of service.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:35, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֥וֹם (bayom) 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.23.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.35.W1.S1) and character.