Proverbs 21:1:3Prov.21.1.W3TAB
בְּיַד־יְהוָ֑ה
beyadyehovah
“is in the hand of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bə.jad.jə.hoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is in the hand of the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
pal-GE-MA-yim lev-ME-lekh be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
pal-GE-MA-yim lev-ME-lekh be-YAD-ye-ho-VAH al-KOL-a-SHER yakh-POts ya-te-NU
Exegesis
The phrase be-yad-YHWH {בְּיַד־יְהוָה | bə-yaḏ Yəhōwāh} ‘in the hand of the LORD’ functions as a prepositional phrase indicating divine control.
In context — Proverbs 21:1
A king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD , like channels of water; He steers it wherever He desires .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:1, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־יְהוָ֑ה (beyadyehovah) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.1.W3.S1) and character.