2 Kings 13:16:122 Kgs.13.16.W12TAB
עַל־יְדֵ֥י
alyedee
“on the hands of”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-DEE
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕal.jəˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the hands of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-ye-DEE
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive imperfect vayasem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wā-yā-śem} ‘and he set’ parallels the previous action, while the construct chain yedei hamelekh {יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | yě-ḏē ha-mé-leḵ} ‘hands of the king’ marks a genitive relationship, emphasizing the symbolic transfer of authority through gesture.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, authority”
In context — 2 Kings 13:16
And he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow .” So he placed his hand, and Elisha set his hands upon the king’s hands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־יְדֵ֥י (alyedee) 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 Kgs.13.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W12.S1) and character.