Proverbs 13:11:5Prov.13.11.W5TAB
עַל־יָ֣ד
alyad
“upon hand”
- Transliteration
- al-YAD
- Extended
- ahl-YAAD
- IPA
- /ʕalˈjaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
al-YAD
- phraseyour reading level
al-YAD yar-BE
- clause
ve-ko-VETS al-YAD yar-BE
- sentence
HON me-HE-vel yim-e-AT ve-ko-VETS al-YAD yar-BE
Exegesis
In contrast the second clause opens with the vav-consecutive participle veqovetz {וְקֹבֵץ | və-qō-ḇeṣ} ‘and gathers’, followed by the prepositional idiom al-yad {עַל־יָד | ʿal-yād} ‘by hand’, and the imperfect yarbeh {יַרְבֶּה | yārbéh} ‘will increase’. This structure highlights the fleeting nature of quick profit versus the reliable growth from hands-on effort.
Root and etymology
y–dy-d
“hand, means”
In context — Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained in haste will diminish, but he who gathers by hand will increase.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־יָ֣ד (alyad) 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.13.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.11.W5.S1) and character.