2 Samuel 18:4:92 Sam.18.4.W9TAB
אֶל־יַ֣ד
elyad
“beside the hand of or at the side of”
- Transliteration
- el-YAD
- Extended
- ehl-YAHD
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈjad/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside the hand of or at the side of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-YAD
- phraseyour reading level
el-YAD ha-SHA-ar
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Root and etymology
y–dyod–dalet
“hand, authority”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יַ֣ד (elyad) 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.18.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W9.S1) and character.