Exodus 14:16:5Exod.14.16.W5TAB
אֶת־יָדְךָ֛
etyadkha
“your hand”
- Transliteration
- et-yad-KHA
- Extended
- eht-yahd-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jaːð.ˈχaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-yad-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA
- clause
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- sentence
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu ve-ya-VO-u ve-nei-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} before mattəḵā {מַטְּךָ | mattəḵā} and yā-də-ḵā {יָדְךָ | yā-də-ḵā} specifies what is being lifted and extended.
Root and etymology
y-dyōḏ-dālet
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 14:16
And you, raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it , and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on the dry ground .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יָדְךָ֛ (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 Exod.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.16.W5.S1) and character.