Job 21:16:3Job.21.16.W3TAB
בְיָדָ֣ם
veyadam
“in their hand”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-DAM
- Extended
- veh-yaa-DAAM
- IPA
- /vəjaˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-DAM
- clause
HEN LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM
- sentence
HEN LO ve-ya-DAM tu-VAM a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni
Exegesis
The idiom beyadam {בְיָדָ֣ם | bə-yā-ḏām} ‘in their hand’ functions as a metaphor for control over tuvam {טוּבָ֑ם | ṭū-ḇām} ‘prosperity.’
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Job 21:16
Behold, their prosperity is not in their own hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
About this coordinate
Job 21:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 21:16, so the Hebrew word בְיָדָ֣ם (veyadam) 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 Job.21.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.16.W3.S1) and character.