בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים
𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
yôwm
In those days
A unit of time primarily referencing a day, understood either as the daylight period (from sunrise to sunset) or as a full 24-hour cycle, but also extending to mean an undefined span or occasion (e.g., 'in the day of trouble'), a lifetime, or a specific era. The word can function adverbially to mean 'today,' 'regularly,' or 'when.'
Judges 21:25 · Word #1
Lexicon H3117
| Lemma | יוֹם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤅𐤌 |
| Transliteration | yôwm |
| Strong's | H3117 |
| Definition | A unit of time primarily referencing a day, understood either as the daylight period (from sunrise to sunset) or as a full 24-hour cycle, but also extending to mean an undefined span or occasion (e.g., 'in the day of trouble'), a lifetime, or a specific era. The word can function adverbially to mean 'today,' 'regularly,' or 'when.' |
Morphology HRd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | In those days |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3117-01
in the days
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + definite article + masculine plural absolute noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun יוֹם means "day" in its broad temporal sense. Here it appears as a masculine plural absolute with prefixed ב ("in") and the definite article, yielding "in the days." |
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