Proverbs 24:33:7Prov.24.33.W7TAB
יָדַ֣יִם
yadayim
“hands”
- Transliteration
- ya-DA-yim
- Extended
- yaa-DAA-yihm
- IPA
- /jaːˈdajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-DA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ya-DA-yim lish-KAV
- clause
me-AT khi-BUK ya-DA-yim lish-KAV
- sentence
me-AT she-NOT me-AT te-nu-MOT me-AT khi-BUK ya-DA-yim lish-KAV
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase chibuk yadayim {חִבֻּק יָדַיִם | ḥibbūq yāḏāyīm} ‘folding of the hands’ conveys idleness, and the infinitive lishkav {לִשְׁכָּב | liškāḇ} with prefixed lamed indicates purpose ‘to lie down.’ The English preserves the Hebrew’s parallel structure and vivid physical imagery to maintain rhetorical force.
In context — Proverbs 24:33
Just a little sleep, just a little slumber , just a little folding of the hands for rest.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 24:33, so the Hebrew word יָדַ֣יִם (yadayim) 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.24.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.33.W7.S1) and character.