Genesis 39:1:12Gen.39.1.W12TAB
מִיַּד֙
miyad
“from the hand of the”
- Transliteration
- mi-YAD
- Extended
- mih-YAHD
- IPA
- /mij.ˈjad/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the hand of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
mi-YAD
- clause
va-yik-NE-hu po-ti-FAR se-RIS pa-re-O SAR ha-ta-ba-KHIM ISH mi-tse-RI mi-YAD ha-yish-me-e-LIM a-SHER ho-ri-DU-hu sham-MA
- sentence
ve-yo-SEF hu-RAD mi-tse-RAI-ma va-yik-NE-hu po-ti-FAR se-RIS pa-re-O SAR ha-ta-ba-KHIM ISH mi-tse-RI mi-YAD ha-yish-me-e-LIM a-SHER ho-ri-DU-hu sham-MA
Exegesis
The phrase miyad hayishmeelim {מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים | mî-yad ha-yiš-mə-ʿê-lîm} ‘from the hand of the Ishmaelites’ uses ‘hand’ metaphorically for control.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand; authority”
In context — Genesis 39:1
Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard , an Egyptian man, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 39:1, so the Hebrew word מִיַּד֙ (miyad) 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.39.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.1.W12.S1) and character.