Proverbs 27:1:2Prov.27.1.W2TAB
בְּי֣וֹם
beyom
“in day or on the day of”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in day or on the 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
AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR
- sentence
AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM
Exegesis
The temporal phrase b’yom {בְּיוֹם | bə-yôm} ‘in a day’ with machar {מָחָר | mā-ḥār} ‘tomorrow’ sets the time frame.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 27:1, 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.27.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.1.W2.S1) and character.