2 Samuel 18:29:172 Sam.18.29.W17TAB
יָדַ֖עְתִּי
yadati
“I knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-ti
- Extended
- yaa-DAH-tih
- IPA
- /jaːˈðaʕ.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I knew
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DA-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ya-DA-ti
- clause
va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL li-shlo-AKH ET-E-ved ha-ME-lekh yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha ve-LO ya-DA-ti MA
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM va-yo-MER a-khi-MA-ats ra-I-ti he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL li-shlo-AKH ET-E-ved ha-ME-lekh yo-AV ve-ET-av-DE-kha ve-LO ya-DA-ti MA
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive forms maintain narrative flow, and the concluding clause wə-lo yadati mah {וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מָה | wə-lō yāḏa‘tî māh} conveys Ahimaaz’s uncertainty about what occurred.
Root and etymology
y–dyod–dalet
“hand, authority”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:29
And the king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom ?” And Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and me, your servant, I saw a great crowd , but I did not know what it was.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:29:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yadati) 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.18.29.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.29.W17.S1) and character.