Deuteronomy 15:8:3Deut.15.8.W3TAB
אֶת־יָדְךָ֖
etyadkha
“your hand”
- Transliteration
- et-yad-KHA
- Extended
- EET-yahd-KHAH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.jadˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
et-yad-KHA
- clause
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-yad-KHA LO
- sentence
ki-fa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-yad-KHA LO ve-ha-a-VET ta-a-vi-TE-nu DEI makh-SO-ro a-SHER yekh-SAR LO
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} ‘direct object marker’ foregrounds yadkha {יָדְךָ | yāḏ-kha} ‘your hand’ as the instrument of generosity.
Root and etymology
y-dyod-dalet
“hand; power”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:8
But you shall surely open your hand to him and shall surely lend him enough for his need , whatever he may lack.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ (etyadkha) 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.15.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.8.W3.S1) and character.