2 Samuel 22:35:22 Sam.22.35.W2TAB
יָדַ֖י
yadai
“my hands”
- Transliteration
- YA-dai
- Extended
- YAA-dah-ee
- 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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Word in context
- word
YA-dai
- phraseyour reading level
me-lam-MED YA-dai
- clause
me-lam-MED YA-dai lam-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
me-lam-MED YA-dai lam-mil-kha-MA ve-ni-KHAT KE-shet-ne-KHU-sha ze-ro-O-tai
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse presents a Piel participle melammed {מְלַמֵּד | mə-lam-mēḏ} ‘he trains’ as the main verb, followed by the object yaday {יָדַי | yā-ḏay} ‘my hands’ with a purpose phrase lamilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘for battle’.
Root and etymology
א־י־ד
“disaster”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:35
He trains my hands for battle, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:35, 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.22.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.35.W2.S1) and character.