Numbers 7:11:9Num.7.11.W9TAB
לַיּ֔וֹם
layom
“for the day”
- Transliteration
- la-YOM
- Extended
- lah-YOHM
- IPA
- /laˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-YOM
- clause
na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
Exegesis
The repeated clause nasi echad layom {נָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָד לַיּ֗וֹם | nāsî ʾeḥāḏ layyōm} uses lexical repetition for a distributive schedule, assigning each tribal prince a specific day.
Root and etymology
y-w-m
“day”
In context — Numbers 7:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “One leader per day shall bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 7:11, so the Hebrew word לַיּ֔וֹם (layom) 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.7.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.11.W9.S1) and character.