2 Chronicles 17:5:42 Chr.17.5.W4TAB
בְּיָד֔וֹ
beyado
“in his hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DO
- Extended
- beh-yaa-DOH
- IPA
- /bəjaˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DO
- clause
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-HI-lo O-sher-ve-kha-VOD la-ROV
Exegesis
The direct object phrase et-hammamlakhah {אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | ʾeṯ-ham-mam-lā-ḵāh} identifies what is secured, and the following prepositional phrase beyado {בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə-yā-ḏō} ‘in his hand’ functions idiomatically to mark effective control and settled authority.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand; power”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:5
And the LORD firmly established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat tribute , and he came to have wealth and honor in abundance.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word בְּיָד֔וֹ (beyado) 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 2 Chr.17.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.5.W4.S1) and character.