Exodus 21:20:9Exod.21.20.W9TAB
יָד֑וֹ
yado
“his hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DO
- Extended
- yah-DOH
- IPA
- /jaː.ˈðoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his hand
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 | |
| 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
ya-DO
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat ya-DO
- clause
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-KEH ISH et-av-DO OH et-a-ma-TO ba-SHE-vet u-MET TA-khat ya-DO na-KOM yin-na-KEM
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the perfect u-met {וּמֵת | u-mēṯ} ‘and he dies’ combined with the locative ta-chat ya-do {תַּחַת יָדוֹ | ṭa-ḥaṯ yā-dô} ‘under his hand’ establishes a direct causal link.
Root and etymology
Rootyod-dalet-heh
“hand, power”
In context — Exodus 21:20
And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be avenged .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:20, so the Hebrew word יָד֑וֹ (yado) 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.21.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.20.W9.S1) and character.