2 Samuel 18:2:72 Sam.18.2.W7TAB
בְּיַ֣ד
beyad
“under the hand of”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD
- Extended
- beh-YAHD
- IPA
- /bəˈjad/
Meaning by language
- English
- under the hand of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI
- clause
va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI
- sentence
va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh el-HA-am ya-TSO e-TSE gam-a-NI i-MA-khem
Exegesis
The coordinated distribution uses the idiom be-yad {בְּיַד | bə-yād} ‘under the hand of’ to denote delegated authority.
Root and etymology
y–dyod–dalet
“hand, authority”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:2
And David sent out the people who were with him, dividing them into thirds: a third under the hand of Joab, a third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 18:2, 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 Sam.18.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.2.W7.S1) and character.