Jeremiah 21:5:4Jer.21.5.W4TAB
בְּיָ֥ד
beyad
“with a hand”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD
- Extended
- beh-YAAD
- IPA
- /bəˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
be-YAD
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ne-tu-YA
- clause
ve-nil-kham-TI a-NI it-te-KHEM be-YAD ne-tu-YA u-viz-ro-A kha-za-KA
- sentence
ve-nil-kham-TI a-NI it-te-KHEM be-YAD ne-tu-YA u-viz-ro-A kha-za-KA u-ve-AF u-ve-khe-MA u-ve-KE-tsef ga-DOL
Exegesis
The sequential prepositional expressions be-yad netuyah {בְּיָד נְטוּיָה | bə-yāḏ nə-ṭû-yāh} ‘with an outstretched hand’ and u-bizroa hazakah {וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ חֲזָקָה | û-ḇiz-rō-aʿ ḥă-zā-qāh} ‘and with a strong arm’ employ martial imagery.
Root and etymology
י־ד
“hand, power”
In context — Jeremiah 21:5
I will myself wage war against you with an outstretched hand and a powerful arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 21:5, so the Hebrew word בְּיָ֥ד (beyad) 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 Jer.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.5.W4.S1) and character.