Leviticus 14:21:4Lev.14.21.W4TAB
יָדוֹ֮
yado
“his hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DO
- Extended
- yaa-DOH
- IPA
- /jaːˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his hand
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-DO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EIN ya-DO
- clause
ve-im-DAL HU ve-EIN ya-DO mas-SE-get ve-la-KAKH KE-ves e-KHAD a-SHAM lit-nu-FAH le-kha-PER a-LAV
- sentence
ve-im-DAL HU ve-EIN ya-DO mas-SE-get ve-la-KAKH KE-ves e-KHAD a-SHAM lit-nu-FAH le-kha-PER a-LAV ve-iss-sa-RON SO-let e-KHAD BA-lul ba-SHE-men le-min-KHAH ve-LOG SHA-men
Exegesis
The construct yado {יָדוֹ | yā-ḏô} “his hand” functions idiomatically for economic means, paired with the participle masseget {מַשֶּׂגֶת | maś-se-geṯ} “attains.”
Root and etymology
RootYod-Dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Leviticus 14:21
But if he is poor and his hand cannot reach, then he shall take one lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:21, so the Hebrew word יָדוֹ֮ (yado) 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 Lev.14.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.21.W4.S1) and character.