Proverbs 31:20:4Prov.31.20.W4TAB
וְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָ
veyadeha
“and her hands”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-DE-ha
- Extended
- veh-yaa-DEH-hah
- IPA
- /vəjaːˈdɛːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and her hands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-DE-ha
- clause
ve-ya-DE-ha shil-le-KHA la-ev-YON
- sentence
KAP-pah pa-re-SA le-a-NI ve-ya-DE-ha shil-le-KHA la-ev-YON
Exegesis
The nouns kappah {כַּפָּהּ | kappāh} ‘palm’ and yadeha {יָדֶיהָ | yāḏēhā} ‘hands’ form a merismus that intensifies the imagery of her benevolent gesture.
Root and etymology
y-d
“hand, authority”
In context — Proverbs 31:20
She spread out her palm to the poor , and she stretched forth her hands to the needy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 31:20, so the Hebrew word וְ֝יָדֶ֗יהָ (veyadeha) 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.31.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.20.W4.S1) and character.