Isaiah 49:2:6Isa.49.2.W6TAB

יָד֖וֹ

yado

his hand

Transliteration
ya-DO
Extended
yaa-DOH
IPA
/jaːˈdoː/

Meaning by language

English
his hand

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יָ + ד֖וֹ
ya + do
yado

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-DO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-TSEL ya-DO

  3. clause

    va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni

  4. sentence

    va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni va-ye-si-ME-ni le-KHETS ba-RUR be-ash-pa-TO his-ti-RA-ni

Exegesis

Betzel yaddo {בְּצֵ֥ל יָד֖וֹ | bə-ṣēl yādô} ‘in the shadow of his hand’ functions as a protective circumstantial clause.

In contextIsaiah 49:2

He made my mouth a sword with a sharp edge; He sheltered me in the shadow of His hand. He made me a polished arrow ; in His quiver He concealed me.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 49:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 49:2, so the Hebrew word יָד֖וֹ (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 Isa.49.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.2.W6.S1) and character.