1 Samuel 23:7:111 Sam.23.7.W11TAB
בְּיָדִ֗י
beyadi
“into my hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DI
- Extended
- beh-yaa-DEE
- IPA
- /bəjaːˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into my hand
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DI
- phraseyour reading level
e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL ni-KHAR o-TO e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI KI nis-ga-GAR la-VO be-IR de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-AKH
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-sha-UL KI-va da-VID ke-I-la va-yo-MER sha-UL ni-KHAR o-TO e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI KI nis-ga-GAR la-VO be-IR de-la-TA-yim u-ve-ri-AKH
Exegesis
The phrase bə-yādî {בְּיָדִי | bə-yādî} ‘into my hand’ expresses possession or control.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:7
Saul was told that David had entered Keilah, and Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by going into a city with gates and a bar.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 23:7, so the Hebrew word בְּיָדִ֗י (beyadi) 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.23.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.7.W11.S1) and character.