Zechariah 14:7:6Zech.14.7.W6TAB
לֹא־י֣וֹם
loyom
“not day”
- Transliteration
- lo-YOM
- Extended
- loh-YOHM
- IPA
- /loː.ˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- not day
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la
- clause
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la
- sentence
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
Exegesis
The paired negatives lo-yom {לֹא־י֣וֹם | lō-yōm} ve-lo-laylah {וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה | wə-lō-lāylā} form a merism for absence of day and night.
Root and etymology
Rooty-w-m
“day, time”
In context — Zechariah 14:7
And it shall be one day— it is known to the LORD ; not day and not night, but at the time of evening there shall be light .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 14:7, so the Hebrew word לֹא־י֣וֹם (loyom) 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.14.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.7.W6.S1) and character.