Leviticus 23:39:14Lev.23.39.W14TAB
בַּיּ֤וֹם
bayyom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- bay-YOM
- Extended
- bay-YOHM
- IPA
- /baˈjoːm/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
bay-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
bay-YOM ha-ri-SHON
- clause
bay-YOM ha-ri-SHON sha-ba-TON oo-bay-YOM hash-mi-NEE sha-ba-TON
- sentence
AKH ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh hash-vee-EE be-AS-pe-KHEM et-te-voo-AT ha-A-rets ta-kho-GU et-KHAG-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MEEM bay-YOM ha-ri-SHON sha-ba-TON oo-bay-YOM hash-mi-NEE sha-ba-TON
Exegesis
The parallelistic clauses ba-yom ha-rishon and u-va-yom ha-shmini {בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן וּבַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי | bayyōm hāriššōn ūbayyōm haššmīnî} frame the opening and closing days as shabbaton ‘solemn rest,’ emphasizing the liturgical cessation at the festival’s boundaries.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — Leviticus 23:39
But on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the festival of the LORD for seven days; on the first day shall be a complete rest, and on the eighth day shall be a complete rest.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:39:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 23:39, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֤וֹם (bayyom) 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.23.39.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.39.W14.S1) and character.