Deuteronomy 20:13:4Deut.20.13.W4TAB
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ
beyadekha
“into your hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DE-kha
- Extended
- beh-yah-DEH-kha
- IPA
- /bəjaˈdɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- into your hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DE-kha
- clause
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beyadekha {בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ | bə-yā-dé-khā} ‘into your hand’ uses the motif of the hand as a symbol of power and possession.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:13
When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike every male in it by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (beyadekha) 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.20.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W4.S1) and character.