2 Kings 19:23:12 Kgs.19.23.W1TAB

בְּיַ֣ד

beyad

by the hand of

Transliteration
be-YAD
Extended
beh-YAHD
IPA
/bəˈjad/

Meaning by language

English
by the hand of

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Result
בְּ + יַ֣ד
be + yad
beyad

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-YAD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-YAD mal-a-KHE-kha

  3. clause

    be-YAD mal-a-KHE-kha khe-RAP-ta a-do-NAI va-TO-mer ve-re-KHEV be-ROV rikh-BI a-NI a-LI-ti me-ROM ha-RIM yar-ke-TE le-va-NON

  4. sentence

    be-YAD mal-a-KHE-kha khe-RAP-ta a-do-NAI va-TO-mer ve-re-KHEV be-ROV rikh-BI a-NI a-LI-ti me-ROM ha-RIM yar-ke-TE le-va-NON ve-ekh-ROT ko-MAT a-ra-ZAV miv-KHOR be-ro-SHAV ve-a-vo-A me-LON ki-TSO ya-AR khar-mil-LO

Exegesis

The verse begins with the construct phrase beyad mal’akhekha {בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ | bə-yaḏ mal’āḵê-kha} indicating agency “by the hand of your messengers.”

In context2 Kings 19:23

By the hand of your messengers you have reproached the Lord , and you have said, “With the abundance of my chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains and the farthest parts of Lebanon. I will cut down the height of its cedars, the choicest of its cypresses; and I will enter the lodge at its outermost border, the forest of its fruitful place .”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:23, so the Hebrew word בְּיַ֣ד (beyad) 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.19.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.23.W1.S1) and character.