אֶת־יָד֜וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־יָד֜וֹ

   et-YA-do

   the his hand
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־יָד֜וֹ

   va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do

   and he sent David the his hand
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־יָד֜וֹ אֶל־הַכֶּ֗לִי וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִשָּׁ֥ם אֶ֙בֶן֙ וַיְקַלַּ֔ע וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י אֶל־מִצְח֑וֹ

   va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do el-ha-KE-li va-yik-KAKH mish-SHAM E-ven va-ye-kal-LA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI el-mits-KHO

   and he sent David the his hand to the vessel or bag and he took from there a stone and he slung and he struck the Philistine to his forehead
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־יָד֜וֹ אֶל־הַכֶּ֗לִי וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִשָּׁ֥ם אֶ֙בֶן֙ וַיְקַלַּ֔ע וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י אֶל־מִצְח֑וֹ וַתִּטְבַּ֤ע הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־פָּנָ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

   va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do el-ha-KE-li va-yik-KAKH mish-SHAM E-ven va-ye-kal-LA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI el-mits-KHO va-tit-Ba ha-E-ven be-mits-KHO va-yip-POL al-pa-NAV AR-tse

   and he sent David the his hand to the vessel or bag and he took from there a stone and he slung and he struck the Philistine to his forehead and it sank the stone in his forehead and he fell on his face to the ground

Exegesis

The construct et yado el hakkeli {אֶת־יָדֹו אֶל־הַכֶּלִי | ʾet yādô ʾel ha-kēlî} signals deliberate movement toward the sling pouch.

Root and etymology

y-d🔊 י־ד

“hand, power”

• 🔊 בְּיַדbəyādby the hand ofExodus 4:17