Leviticus 23:6:3Lev.23.6.W3TAB
יוֹם֙
yom
“day”
- Transliteration
- YOM
- Extended
- YOHM
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
YOM
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM
- clause
u-va-kha-mi-SHAH a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-ZEH KHAG ha-mat-TSOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- 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
The opening temporal adjunct uva-chamishah asar yom {וּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ | û-ḇa-ḥa-mi-ššāh ʿā-ṣār yôm} marks “and on the fifteenth day” by combining conjunction vav and preposition bet with the cardinal numeral phrase.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
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 23:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:6, so the Hebrew word יוֹם֙ (yom) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.6.W3.S1) and character.