Psalm 21:4:7Ps.21.4.W7TABWLC Psalms 21:5
יָמִ֗ים
yamim
“days”
- Transliteration
- ya-MIM
- Extended
- yaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /jaːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
O-rekh ya-MIM
- clause
O-rekh ya-MIM o-LAM va-ED
- sentence
kha-YIM sha-AL mim-me-KHA na-TAT-ta LO O-rekh ya-MIM o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The construct orekh yamim {אֹרֶךְ יָמִים | ʾō-reḵ yā-mîm} ‘length of days’ expresses longevity through a genitival relationship.
In context — Psalm 21:4
He asked life from You ; You gave him length of days, forever and ever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 21:4, so the Hebrew word יָמִ֗ים (yamim) 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.21.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.4.W7.S1) and character.