Proverbs 27:10:8Prov.27.10.W8TAB
בְּי֣וֹם
beyom
“in the day of”
- Transliteration
- be-YOM
- Extended
- beh-YOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in 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
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha
- clause
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha
- sentence
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV me-AKH ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The temporal clause beyom {בְּי֣וֹם | bə-yôm} + eidekha {אֵידֶ֑ךָ | ʾê-yḏe-ḵā} defines when the second prohibition applies.
Root and etymology
y-w-myod–vav–mem
“day”
In context — Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend; and do not go into your brother’s house on the day of your calamity . Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 27:10, 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.27.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.10.W8.S1) and character.