Deuteronomy 21:6:8Deut.21.6.W8TAB
אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
etyedeihem
“their hands”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-DEI-hem
- Extended
- EET-yeh-DEI-HEM
- IPA
- /ʔet.jədeːˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- their hands
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ye-DEI-hem
- clause
yir-kha-TZU et-ye-DEI-hem al-ha-eg-LAH ha-a-ru-FAH va-NA-khal
- sentence
ve-KOL zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU hak-ke-ro-VIM el-he-kha-LAL yir-kha-TZU et-ye-DEI-hem al-ha-eg-LAH ha-a-ru-FAH va-NA-khal
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces yedeihem {יְדֵיהֶם | yə-dê-hem} ‘their hands,’ highlighting the ritual action of washing.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:6
And all the elders of that city, those nearest to the slain one, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם (etyedeihem) 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.21.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.6.W8.S1) and character.