יָדָ֣יו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָדָ֣יו

   ya-DAV

   his hands
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   his hands to do
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   for they refuse his hands to do
4. sentence🔊 תַּאֲוַ֣ת עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ta-a-VAT a-TSEL te-MI-TE-nu ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   the desire of a sluggard will put him to death for they refuse his hands to do

Exegesis

Meanu yadav {מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו | mēʼă-nûnû yā-dāw} pairs a plural verb with a dual possessive noun to stress the hands’ refusal.