Numbers 7:8:12Num.7.8.W12TAB
בְּיַד֙
beyad
“under the hand of”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD
- Extended
- beh-YAHD
- IPA
- /bəˈjad/
Meaning by language
- English
- under the hand of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD
- clause
ke-FI a-vo-da-TAM be-YAD i-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-ET ar-BA ha-a-ga-LOT ve-ET shmo-NAT ha-ba-KAR na-TAN liv-NEI me-ra-RI ke-FI a-vo-da-TAM be-YAD i-ta-MAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
Agency is marked by the preposition be-yad {בְּיַד | bə-yad} ‘by the hand of,’ introducing Ithamar {אִיתָמָר | ʾî-ṯā-mār} as overseer.
In context — Numbers 7:8
And he gave four carts and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 7:8, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד֙ (beyad) 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.7.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.8.W12.S1) and character.