Exodus 21:16:5Exod.21.16.W5TAB
בְּיָד֖וֹ
beyado
“in his hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DO
- Extended
- beh-yah-DOH
- IPA
- /bə.jaː.ˈðoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO
- sentence
ve-go-NEV ISH oo-me-kha-RO ve-nim-TSA be-ya-DO MOHT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The idiom beyado {בְּיָדוֹ | bə·yā·ḏō} ‘in his hand’ expresses possession.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-dalet-heh
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 21:16
Anyone who steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:16, so the Hebrew word בְּיָד֖וֹ (beyado) 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.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.16.W5.S1) and character.