2 Kings 21:10:32 Kgs.21.10.W3TAB
בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו
beyadavadav
“by the hand of his servants”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-a-va-DAV
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-ah-vah-DAAV
- IPA
- /bəˈjad.ʕăvaːˈdaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the hand of his servants
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-YAD-a-va-DAV
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD-a-va-DAV han-ne-vi-IM
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-a-va-DAV han-ne-vi-IM le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct be-yad-avadav {בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו | bə-yā-ḏ-ʿă-wā-ḏāyw} employs the idiom “by the hand of” to denote divine agency through human intermediaries.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-d
“servant”
In context — 2 Kings 21:10
And the LORD spoke by the hand of His servants the prophets , saying
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 21:10, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו (beyadavadav) 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.21.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.10.W3.S1) and character.