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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- clause
va-yim-tse-U ISH me-ko-SHESH e-TSIM be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- 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 context — Numbers 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.