Exodus 17:9:16Exod.17.9.W16TAB
בְּיָדִֽי׃
beyadi
“in my hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DI
- Extended
- beh-yah-DEE
- IPA
- /bə.jaː.ˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DI
- clause
ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The construct û-maṭṭēh ha-ʾĕlōhîm {וּמַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים | û-maṭṭēh ha-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘and the staff of God’ evokes divine authority through simple juxtaposition of possessor and possessed, and the locative bə-yā-dî {בְּיָדִי | bə-yā-dî} ‘in my hand’ highlights the tangible presence of that power.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand power”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְּיָדִֽי׃ (beyadi) 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.17.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W16.S1) and character.