Genesis 19:10:3Gen.19.10.W3TAB
אֶת־יָדָ֔ם
etyadam
“their hand”
- Transliteration
- et-ya-DAM
- Extended
- eht-yah-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ja.ˈðaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ya-DAM
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU ha-a-na-SHIM et-ya-DAM va-ya-VI-u et-LOT a-lei-HEM ha-BAI-ta
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU ha-a-na-SHIM et-ya-DAM va-ya-VI-u et-LOT a-lei-HEM ha-BAI-ta ve-et-ha-DE-let sa-ga-RU
Exegesis
The phrase et-yadam {אֶת־יָדָ֔ם | ʾeṯ-yāḏām} ‘their hand’ uses the direct object marker to specify what is extended toward the mob.
Root and etymology
y-d-dyod–dalet–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Genesis 19:10
But the men reached out their hand, pulled Lot back inside to themselves, and shut the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יָדָ֔ם (etyadam) 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.19.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.10.W3.S1) and character.