Psalm 19:2:1Ps.19.2.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:3
י֥וֹם
yom
“day”
- Transliteration
- YOM
- Extended
- YOHM
- IPA
- /ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
YOM
- clause
YOM le-YOM ya-BI-a
- sentence
YOM le-YOM ya-BI-a O-mer ve-LAI-la le-LAI-la ye-kha-VE-da-AT
Exegesis
The verse features synonymous parallelism between the distributive pairs yom {יוֹם | yōm} ‘day’ + lə-yōm {לְיוֹם | lə-yōm} ‘to-day’ and laylāh {לַיְלָה | laylāh} ‘night’ + lə-laylāh {לְלַיְלָה | lə-laylāh} ‘to-night,’ each framing a continuous action.
Root and etymology
י־ו־ם
“day or time period”
In context — Psalm 19:2
Day after day pours forth speech , and night after night reveals knowledge .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:2, so the Hebrew word י֥וֹם (yom) 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 Ps.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.2.W1.S1) and character.