Joshua 21:8:10Josh.21.8.W10TAB
בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה
beyadmosheh
“by the hand of Moses”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-Mo-sheh
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-MOH-sheh
- IPA
- /bəjad moˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the hand of Moses
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-Mo-sheh
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL
Exegesis
The kaʾăšer ṣivvāh YHWH bə-yad mōšē {כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה | kaʾăšer ṣivvāh yəhôwāh bə-yad mōšē} clause functions as an authority clause, attributing the command to the LORD through Moses.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, power, control”
In context — Joshua 21:8
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses by lot.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה (beyadmosheh) 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 Josh.21.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.8.W10.S1) and character.