Deuteronomy 22:2:6Deut.22.2.W6TAB
יְדַעְתּוֹ
yedato
“you know him”
- Transliteration
- ye-da-TO
- Extended
- yeh-daht-TOH
- IPA
- /jədaʕˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you know him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ye-da-TO
- sentence
ve-IM-LO ka-ROV a-KHI-kha e-LEI-kha ve-LO ye-da-TO va-a-SAF-to el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-ha-YA im-KHA ad-DROSH a-KHI-kha o-TO va-ha-she-VO-to LO
Exegesis
The further negative clause ve-lo yəḏaʿtō {וְלֹא יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ | wə-lōʾ yə-ḏaʿ-tō} ‘and if you do not know him’ extends the case to unknown ownership.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:2
And if your brother is not near you or you do not know him, then gather it into your house and it shall remain with you until your brother seeks it , and return it to him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 22:2, so the Hebrew word יְדַעְתּוֹ (yedato) 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.22.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.2.W6.S1) and character.