2 Samuel 22:21:52 Sam.22.21.W5TAB
יָדַ֖י
yadai
“my hands”
- Transliteration
- ya-DAI
- Extended
- yaa-DAI
- IPA
- /jaːˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my hands
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DAI
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VOR ya-DAI
- clause
ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
- sentence
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-ka-TI ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
Exegesis
Two adverbial clauses ke-tsidkati {כְּצִדְקָתִי | kəṣidqātî} ‘according to my righteousness’ and ke-bor yadai {כְּבֹ֥ר יָדַי | kəḇôr yādāy} ‘according to the cleanness of my hands’ specify the grounds for divine action.
Root and etymology
י־ד
“hand, power”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:21
The LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands, He has rewarded me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:21, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֖י (yadai) 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.22.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.21.W5.S1) and character.