Job 21:5:4Job.21.5.W4TAB
יָ֣ד
yad
“a hand”
- Transliteration
- YAD
- Extended
- YAAD
- IPA
- /ˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a hand
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
YAD
- phraseyour reading level
YAD al-PE
- clause
ve-si-MU YAD al-PE
- sentence
pe-NU-E-LAI ve-ha-SHAM-mu ve-si-MU YAD al-PE
Exegesis
The second imperative ve-simu {וְשִׂימוּ | vĕ-śî-mû} ‘and put’ issues a clear behavioral command, with its object yad {יָד | yāḏ} ‘hand’, combined in the idiomatic construct al-peh {עַל־פֶּה | ʿal-pēh} ‘over the mouth’, which conveys enforced silence or awe. The English rendering preserves the parallel imperative structure and vivid idiom to mirror the Hebrew’s forceful address.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Job 21:5
Turn to me and be appalled ; put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Job 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 21:5, so the Hebrew word יָ֣ד (yad) 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.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.5.W4.S1) and character.