Proverbs 11:4:3Prov.11.4.W3TAB
בְּי֣וֹם
beyom
“in day of”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in day of
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
- clause
lo-YO-il HON be-YOM e-v-RA
- sentence
lo-YO-il HON be-YOM e-v-RA u-tse-da-KA ta-TSIL mi-ma-VET
Exegesis
The temporal prepositional phrase b’yom evrah {בְּיוֹם עֶבְרָה | bə-yôm ʿeḇ-rāh} ‘on the day of wrath’ sets the crisis context.
In context — Proverbs 11:4
Wealth will not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:4, so the Hebrew word בְּי֣וֹם (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 Prov.11.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.4.W3.S1) and character.