Exodus 21:13:6Exod.21.13.W6TAB
לְיָד֑וֹ
leyado
“into his hand”
- Transliteration
- le-ya-DO
- Extended
- leh-yah-DOH
- IPA
- /lə.jaː.ˈðoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into his hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ya-DO
- phraseyour reading level
i-NA le-ya-DO
- clause
va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO
- sentence
va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA
Exegesis
The conjunction veha'elohim {וְהָאֱלֹהִים | wə-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} links divine agency to the causative innah {אִנָּה | ʾin-nāh} ‘caused’ combined with the prepositional phrase leyado {לְיָדוֹ | lə-yā-ḏō} ‘into his hand’ to express sovereign determination.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-dalet-heh
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 21:13
If he did not lie in wait but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:13, so the Hebrew word לְיָד֑וֹ (leyado) 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.21.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.13.W6.S1) and character.