Exodus 14:21:3Exod.14.21.W3TAB
אֶת־יָדוֹ֮
etyado
“his hand”
- Transliteration
- et-ya-DO
- Extended
- eht-yah-DOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jaˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-ya-DO
- phraseyour reading level
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO
- clause
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The construction et-yado {אֶת־יָדוֹ | ʾet-yā·dô} with al-ha-yam {עַל־הַיָּם | ʿal-hă·yām} precisely situates the action.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יָדוֹ֮ (etyado) 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.14.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W3.S1) and character.