Leviticus 23:7:1Lev.23.7.W1TAB
בַּיּוֹם֙
bayom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /ba.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
- clause
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAA LO ta-a-SOO
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayom harishon {בַּיּוֹם֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן | bā-yôm hā-rī-šôn} ‘on the first day’ opens the clause, reflecting Hebrew preference for time markers at the beginning.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod-waw-mem
“day, period of time”
In context — Leviticus 23:7
On the first day, a holy assembly shall be for you; you shall not engage in labor .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:7, so the Hebrew word בַּיּוֹם֙ (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.23.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.7.W1.S1) and character.