2 Chronicles 21:8:52 Chr.21.8.W5TAB
יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה
yadyehuda
“hand of Judah”
- Transliteration
- YAD-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- YAD-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈjad.jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YAD-ye-hu-DA
- clause
be-ya-MAV pa-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat YAD-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
be-ya-MAV pa-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat YAD-ye-hu-DA va-yam-li-KHU a-le-HEM ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mitachat {מִתַּ֖חַת | miṭ-ta-ḥat} plus the construct expression yad-yehudah {יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה | yāḏ-yəhûdāh} ‘from under the hand of Judah’ uses the “hand” idiom to depict political dominance and Edom’s removal from it.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:8
In his days, Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and installed a king over themselves.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 21:8, so the Hebrew word יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה (yadyehuda) 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.21.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.8.W5.S1) and character.