2 Samuel 20:9:82 Sam.20.9.W8TAB
יַד־יְמִ֥ין
yadyemin
“the right hand of”
- Transliteration
- yad-ye-MIN
- Extended
- yahd-yeh-MEEN
- IPA
- /jad.jəˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the right hand of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yad-ye-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
yad-ye-MIN yo-AV
- clause
va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
Exegesis
The construct chain yad-yemin yoav {יַד־יְמִין יוֹאָב | yáḏ-yə-mîn yô-ʾāḇ} ‘Joab’s right hand’ specifies the instrument.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–mem–nun
“right hand, south”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace with you, my brother?” And Joab grasped Amasa’s beard with his right hand to kiss him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 20:9, so the Hebrew word יַד־יְמִ֥ין (yadyemin) 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.20.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W8.S1) and character.