Exodus 18:11:2Exod.18.11.W2TAB
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yadatee
“I have known”
- Transliteration
- ya-da-TEE
- Extended
- yah-da-TEE
- IPA
- /jaː.ðaʕ.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have known
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-da-TEE
- phraseyour reading level
a-TAH ya-da-TEE
- clause
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM KI ba-DA-var a-SHER za-DU a-lei-HEM
Exegesis
The perfect verb yadati {יָדַעְתִּי | yā-ḏaʿ-tî} conveys a present certainty based on completed reflection.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ד
“hand, strength”
In context — Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, because in the very matter in which they acted arrogantly against them, He proved Himself above them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:11, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yadatee) 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.18.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.11.W2.S1) and character.