2 Samuel 19:20:22 Sam.19.20.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:21
יָדַ֣ע
yada
“he knew”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA
- Extended
- yaa-DAH
- IPA
- /jaːˈdaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-DA av-de-KHA
- clause
KI ya-DA av-de-KHA KI a-NI kha-ta-TI
- sentence
KI ya-DA av-de-KHA KI a-NI kha-ta-TI ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM ri-SHON le-khol-BET yo-SEF la-RE-det lik-RAT a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a causal clause, followed by the verb yada {יָדַע | yā·ḏa‘} in a Qal perfect expressing self-awareness.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ע
“to know, perceive”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:20
For your servant knows that I have sinned, and behold, I have come today as the first from all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֣ע (yada) 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.19.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.20.W2.S1) and character.