Zechariah 14:3:6Zech.14.3.W6TAB
כְּי֥וֹם
keyom
“as on the day of”
- Transliteration
- ke-YOM
- Extended
- keh-YOHM
- IPA
- /kəˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as on the day of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ke-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-YOM hil-la-kha-MU
- clause
ke-YOM hil-la-kha-MU be-YOM ke-RAV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA ye-ho-VAH ve-nil-KHAM ba-go-YIM ha-HEM ke-YOM hil-la-kha-MU be-YOM ke-RAV
Exegesis
The simile keyom hillachamo beyom krav {כְּיוֹם הִלָּחֲמוֹ בְּיוֹם קְרָב | kə-yôm hil-lā-ḥă-mô bə-yôm qerāḇ} employs a Niphal infinitive construct with pronominal suffix to recall past divine victories, preserving Hebrew aspect and simile in English.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–vav–mem
“day, time period”
In context — Zechariah 14:3
Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 14:3, so the Hebrew word כְּי֥וֹם (keyom) 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.14.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.3.W6.S1) and character.