Judges 17:13:4Judg.17.13.W4TAB
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yadateti
“I have known”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-te-ti
- Extended
- yaa-DAH-eh-tih
- IPA
- /jaːˈðaʕ.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have known
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ya-DA-te-ti
- phraseyour reading level
a-TA ya-DA-te-ti
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI KI ha-YA-li ha-le-VI le-kho-HEN
Exegesis
Yā·da‘·tî {יָדַעְתִּי | yā·da‘·tî}, a perfect verb, conveys completed certainty in Micah’s perspective.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
In context — Judges 17:13
And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me because the Levite has become my priest.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 17:13, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yadateti) 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.17.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.13.W4.S1) and character.