Ezekiel 17:18:7Ezek.17.18.W7TAB
יָד֛וֹ
yado
“his hand”
- Transliteration
- YA-do
- Extended
- YAA-doh
- IPA
- /ˈjaːdoː/
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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Word in context
- word
YA-do
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do
- clause
ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET
- sentence
u-va-ZA a-LA le-ha-FER be-RIT ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET
Exegesis
The idiom natan yado {נָתַ֥ן יָד֛וֹ | nā-ṯan yā-ḏô} ‘he gave his hand’ serves as a legal pledge.
In context — Ezekiel 17:18
And he despised the oath to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand ; and for all these things he will not escape.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 17:18, so the Hebrew word יָד֛וֹ (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 Ezek.17.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.18.W7.S1) and character.