1 Chronicles 21:13:71 Chr.21.13.W7TAB
בְיַד־יְהוָ֗ה
veyadyehovah
“into the hand of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- veh-yahd-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vəjad.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the hand of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
e-pe-LA-na ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
e-pe-LA-na ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH ki-ra-BIM ra-kha-MAV me-OD u-ve-yad-a-DAM al-e-POL
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-GAD tsar-LI me-OD e-pe-LA-na ve-yad-ye-ho-VAH ki-ra-BIM ra-kha-MAV me-OD u-ve-yad-a-DAM al-e-POL
Exegesis
Two parallel “into the hand” phrases—bəyaḏ-yəhōwāh {בְיַד־יְהוָה | bəyaḏ-yəhōwāh} and ûḇəyaḏ-ʾāḏām {וּבְיַד־אָדָם | ûḇəyaḏ-ʾāḏām}—form a deliberate antithesis: David chooses divine dealing over human control.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:13
And David said to Gad, “I am greatly distressed; please let me fall into the hand of the LORD , for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְיַד־יְהוָ֗ה (veyadyehovah) 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 1 Chr.21.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.13.W7.S1) and character.