Numbers 22:31:12Num.22.31.W12TAB
בְּיָד֑וֹ
beyado
“in his hand”
- Transliteration
- be-ya-DO
- Extended
- beh-ya-DOH
- IPA
- /bəjaˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
be-ya-DO
- clause
va-ya-GAL Ye-ho-VAH ET-EI-nei bil-AM va-YAR ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV ba-DE-rekh ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-ya-GAL Ye-ho-VAH ET-EI-nei bil-AM va-YAR ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV ba-DE-rekh ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO va-yik-KOD va-yish-ta-KHU le-a-PAI-av
Exegesis
The phrase veḥarbo shelupah beyado {וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ שְׁלֻפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ | və·ḥar·bō šə·lū·p̄āh bə·yā·ḏō} describes readiness through the Puʿal participle.
In context — Numbers 22:31
And the LORD uncovered the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword was drawn in his hand. Then he bowed down and prostrated himself upon his face.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:31:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:31, so the Hebrew word בְּיָד֑וֹ (beyado) 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 Num.22.31.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.31.W12.S1) and character.