Leviticus 23:6:10Lev.23.6.W10TAB
יָמִ֖ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ya-MIM
- clause
shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
- sentence
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-ZEH KHAG ha-mat-TSOT la-ye-ho-VAH shiv-AT ya-MIM mat-TSOT to-khe-LU
Exegesis
Duration is indicated by the construct numeral shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים | šivʿat yā-mîm} “seven days.”
In context — Leviticus 23:6
And on the fifteenth day of this month the Festival of Unleavened Breads is for the LORD ; for seven days you shall eat unleavened breads.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:6, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֖ים (yamim) 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.23.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.6.W10.S1) and character.