Proverbs 11:21:2Prov.11.21.W2TAB
לְ֭יָד
leyad
“to hand”
- Transliteration
- le-YAD
- Extended
- leh-YAAD
- IPA
- /ləˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-YAD
- clause
YAD le-YAD LO-yi-NA-ke RA
- sentence
YAD le-YAD LO-yi-NA-ke RA ve-ZE-ra tsa-di-KIM nim-LAT
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the idiom yad le-yad {יָד לְיָד | yāḏ lə-yāḏ}, literally “hand-to-hand,” which conveys mutual cooperation.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand”
In context — Proverbs 11:21
Hand-to-hand, the wicked will not be acquitted , but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:21, so the Hebrew word לְ֭יָד (leyad) 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 Prov.11.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.21.W2.S1) and character.