2 Kings 15:19:112 Kgs.15.19.W11TAB
יָדָיו֙
yadav
“his hands”
- Transliteration
- ya-DAV
- Extended
- yah-DAAV
- IPA
- /jaˈdaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his hands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
lih-YOT ya-DAV
- clause
lih-YOT ya-DAV it-TO le-ha-kha-ZIK ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO
- sentence
BA PUL ME-lekh-a-SHUR al-ha-A-rets va-yit-TEN me-na-KHEM le-PUL E-lef kik-KAR-ka-SEF lih-YOT ya-DAV it-TO le-ha-kha-ZIK ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The idiom yadav itto {יָדָיו אִתּוֹ | yādāyw ʾittô} ‘his hands with him’ metaphorically indicates political backing. In English, the Hebrew VSO order is rendered as SVO, preserving temporal and causal connections through conjunctions and purpose clauses.
In context — 2 Kings 15:19
Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him, to support the kingdom in his hand.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word יָדָיו֙ (yadav) 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.15.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.19.W11.S1) and character.