Judges 16:18:23Judg.16.18.W23TAB

בְּיָדָֽם׃

beyadam

in their hand

Transliteration
be-ya-DAM
Extended
beh-yah-DAAM
IPA
/bəjaːˈdaːm/

Meaning by language

English
in their hand

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Result
בְּ + יָ + דָֽם׃
be + ya + dam
beyadam

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ya-DAM

  2. clause

    ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

  3. sentence

    va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

Exegesis

The closing section employs ve-a-lu {וְעָל֤וּ | wə-ʿā-lû} and va-ya-a-lu {וַיַּעֲל֥וּ | va-ya-ʿa-lû} to narrate the commanders’ ascent and the bringing of ha-ke-sef {הַכֶּ֖סֶף | ha-ke-sef} ‘the silver’ in be-ya-dam {בְּיָדָֽם | bĕ-yā-dām}, highlighting the transactional outcome.

In contextJudges 16:18

And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this time , for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines went up to her, and they brought the silver in their hand.

About this coordinate

Judges 16:18:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Judges 16:18, so the Hebrew word בְּיָדָֽם׃ (beyadam) 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 Judg.16.18.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.18.W23.S1) and character.