Leviticus 21:19:9Lev.21.19.W9TAB
יָֽד׃
yad
“hand”
- Transliteration
- YAD
- Extended
- YAAD
- IPA
- /ˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
YAD
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-ver YAD
- clause
OH SHE-ver YAD
- sentence
OH EESH a-SHER-yi-HYEH VO SHE-ver RA-gel OH SHE-ver YAD
Exegesis
The parallel expression shever regel {שֶׁבֶר רָגֶל | še-ver rā-gel} and shever yad {שֶׁבֶר יָד | še-ver yād}, joined by o {אוֹ | ʾô} ‘or’, establishes mutual exclusivity. The English ‘has a broken foot or hand’ conveys the Hebrew idiom while preserving natural syntax.
Root and etymology
ד־ב־רdalet-bet-resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Leviticus 21:19
Or a man who has in him a broken foot or a broken hand .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 21:19, so the Hebrew word יָֽד׃ (yad) 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.21.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.19.W9.S1) and character.