1 Samuel 14:19:171 Sam.14.19.W17TAB
יָדֶֽךָ׃
yadekha
“your hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DE-kha
- Extended
- yaa-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈsoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- your hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ya-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-SOF ya-DE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
Saul’s command esof yadekha {אֱסֹף יָדֶךָ | ’ĕṣōp yā́ḏĕḵā} employs a Qal imperative plus second person suffix for the direct injunction to withdraw the priest’s hand. The translation renders this as a literal command, preserving the ritual context of the hand gesture.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand; authority”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:19
And it happened while Saul was speaking to the priest , that the tumult in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand” .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 14:19, so the Hebrew word יָדֶֽךָ׃ (yadekha) 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 Sam.14.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.19.W17.S1) and character.