Genesis 18:19:2Gen.18.19.W2TAB
יְדַעְתִּ֗יו
yedativ
“I have known him”
- Transliteration
- ye-da-TIV
- Extended
- yeh-dah-TEEV
- IPA
- /jə.ðaʕ.ˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have known him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-da-TIV
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KI ye-da-TIV
- clause
KI ye-da-TIV le-ma-AN a-SHER ye-tsav-VE et-ba-NAV ve-et-bei-TO a-kha-RAV ve-sham-RU DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH la-a-SOT tse-da-KA u-mish-PAT
- sentence
KI ye-da-TIV le-ma-AN a-SHER ye-tsav-VE et-ba-NAV ve-et-bei-TO a-kha-RAV ve-sham-RU DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH la-a-SOT tse-da-KA u-mish-PAT le-MA-an ha-VI Ye-ho-VAH al-av-ra-HAM ET a-sher-di-BER a-LAV
Exegesis
The verb yeda‘tiw {יְדַעְתִּיו | yəḏaʿtîw} “I have known him” conveys divine elective knowledge rather than simple awareness.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, to be known”
In context — Genesis 18:19
For I have known him so that he may command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD , by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken concerning him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:19, so the Hebrew word יְדַעְתִּ֗יו (yedativ) 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 Gen.18.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.19.W2.S1) and character.