Zechariah 14:20:1Zech.14.20.W1TAB
בַּיּ֣וֹם
bayom
“on the day”
- Transliteration
- ba-YOM
- Extended
- bah-YOHM
- IPA
- /bajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ba-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-YOM ha-HU
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-si-ROT be-VET ye-ho-VAH ka-miz-ra-KIM lif-NE ha-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The verse opens with bayyom hahû {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא | bayyôm hahû} ‘On that day,’ marking a future eschatological moment.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–vav–mem
“day, time period”
In context — Zechariah 14:20
On that day, the bells of the horses will bear the inscription “Holiness to the LORD ,” and the pots in the house of the LORD will be like the bowls before the altar.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 14:20, so the Hebrew word בַּיּ֣וֹם (bayom) 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 Zech.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.20.W1.S1) and character.