Numbers 4:45:12Num.4.45.W12TAB
בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
beyadmoshe
“by the hand of Moses”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-mo-SHE
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-moh-SHEH
- IPA
- /bəjadˈmoˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the hand of Moses
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-mo-SHE
- clause
a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHE ve-a-ha-RON al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-mo-SHE
- sentence
E-le fe-ku-DEI mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI me-ra-RI a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHE ve-a-ha-RON al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The construct b'yad-Moshe {בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה | bĕ-yāḏ mō-šê} ‘by the hand of Moses’ specifies the human intermediary. This syntax highlights the interplay of divine command and human agency in the census process.
Root and etymology
Rooty-d
“hand, power, authority”
In context — Numbers 4:45
These are the records of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:45:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 4:45, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (beyadmoshe) 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.4.45.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.45.W12.S1) and character.