1 Samuel 23:12:81 Sam.23.12.W8TAB
בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל
beyadshaul
“into the hand of Saul”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-sha-UL
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /bəˈjad.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the hand of Saul
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID ha-ya-se-GI-ru ba-a-LE ke-i-LA o-TI ve-ET-a-na-SHAI be-YAD-sha-UL
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID ha-ya-se-GI-ru ba-a-LE ke-i-LA o-TI ve-ET-a-na-SHAI be-YAD-sha-UL va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH yas-GI-ru
Exegesis
Beyad Saul {בְּיַד שָׁאוּל | bə-yad Šā-’ûl} ‘into Saul’s hand’ is an idiom of transfer of control.
Root and etymology
yod–dalety–d
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:12
Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into Saul’s hand?” And the LORD said, “They will deliver you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל (beyadshaul) 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.23.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.12.W8.S1) and character.