Exodus 22:4:3Exod.22.4.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:3
בְּיָד֜וֹ
beyado
“in his hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DO
- Extended
- beh-yah-DOH
- IPA
- /bə.jaːˈdoː/
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
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO
- clause
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM
- sentence
im-him-ma-TSE tim-ma-TSE be-ya-DO hag-ge-ne-VA mish-SHOR ad-kha-MOR ad-SE khai-YIM she-NA-yim ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The locative-of-possession phrase bə-yā-ḏô {בְּיָדוֹ | bə-yā-ḏô} ‘in his hand’ confines the finding to the thief.
In context — Exodus 22:4
If the stolen item is found in his possession—whether it be an ox, a donkey, or a sheep—and it is alive, he shall pay double .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:4, so the Hebrew word בְּיָד֜וֹ (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.22.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.4.W3.S1) and character.