Leviticus 14:32:8Lev.14.32.W8TAB
יָד֖וֹ
yado
“his hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DO
- Extended
- yah-DOH
- IPA
- /jaː.ˈdoː/
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
lo-ta-SIG ya-DO
- clause
a-SHER lo-ta-SIG ya-DO be-ta-ho-RA-to
- sentence
ZOT to-RAT a-SHER-BO NE-ga tsa-RA-at a-SHER lo-ta-SIG ya-DO be-ta-ho-RA-to
Exegesis
A second relative clause introduced by ʾa-šer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ leads to the idiom lō-taš-sîg yā-ḏô {לֹא־תַשִּׂיג יָדֹ | lō-taš-sîg yā-ḏô} ‘does not reach his hand’, indicating financial inability.
Root and etymology
RootYod-Dalet
“hand, power”
In context — Leviticus 14:32
This is the law for the one in whom there is a leprous affliction of leprosy who cannot obtain his cleansing.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 14:32, so the Hebrew word יָד֖וֹ (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.14.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.32.W8.S1) and character.