Deuteronomy 15:3:8Deut.15.3.W8TAB
יָדֶֽךָ׃
yadekha
“your hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DE-kha
- Extended
- yah-DEH-khah
- IPA
- /jaːˈðexaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your hand
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
tash-MET ya-DE-kha
- clause
va-a-sher yih-YEH le-KHA et-a-KHI-kha tash-MET ya-DE-kha
- sentence
et-ha-nokh-RI tig-GOSH va-a-sher yih-YEH le-KHA et-a-KHI-kha tash-MET ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The construct noun yadekha {יָדֶךָ | yā-de-ḵā} ‘your hand’ denotes personal agency. This parallel object-verb structure contrasts legal permission regarding the outsider with mandated release within the community, and the shift to SVO in English clarifies these contrasting commands.
Root and etymology
RootYod, Dalet
“hand, power, authority”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:3
You may exact payment from the foreigner ; but whatever is yours from your brother , you shall release with your own hand.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 15:3, so the Hebrew word יָדֶֽךָ׃ (yadekha) 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 Deut.15.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.3.W8.S1) and character.