Exodus 14:30:6Exod.14.30.W6TAB
מִיַּ֣ד
miyad
“from the hand of”
- Transliteration
- mi-YAD
- Extended
- mih-YAHD
- IPA
- /mij.ˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the hand of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-YAD
- phraseyour reading level
mi-YAD mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM
Exegesis
The expression miyyād Miṣrāyim {מִיַּד מִצְרָ֑יִם | miyyād Miṣrāyim} ‘from the hand of Egypt’ employs yād metaphorically for control.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–daleth
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 14:30
And the LORD saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:30, so the Hebrew word מִיַּ֣ד (miyad) 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.14.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.30.W6.S1) and character.