Numbers 15:32:8Num.15.32.W8TAB

בְּי֥וֹם

beyom

on the day

Transliteration
be-YOM
Extended
beh-YOHM
IPA
/bəˈjoːm/

Meaning by language

English
on the day

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Result
בְּ + י֥וֹם
be + yom
beyom

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-YOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

  3. clause

    va-yim-tse-U ISH me-ko-SHESH e-TSIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

  4. sentence

    va-yi-HYU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-mid-BAR va-yim-tse-U ISH me-ko-SHESH e-TSIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

Exegesis

The temporal clause bəyôm haššabbāt {בְּי֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת | bəyôm haššabbāt} ‘on the Sabbath’ defines the sacred timeframe, highlighting the transgressive context.

In contextNumbers 15:32

And the sons of Israel were in the wilderness , and they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath .

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:32, so the Hebrew word בְּי֥וֹם (beyom) 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 Num.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.32.W8.S1) and character.