Psalm 21:8:2Ps.21.8.W2TABWLC Psalms 21:9
יָֽדְךָ֗
yadkha
“your hand”
- Transliteration
- yad-KHA
- Extended
- yaad-KHA
- IPA
- /jaːdˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your hand
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yad-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
tim-TSA yad-KHA
- sentence
tim-TSA yad-KHA le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha ye-MIN-kha tim-TSA so-ne-E-kha
Exegesis
The nominal subject yadkha {יָדְךָ | yāḏ-ḵā} ‘your hand’ functions as a metonym for decisive intervention.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand; power; strength”
In context — Psalm 21:8
Your hand will find all your enemies, and your right hand will find those who hate you.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 21:8, so the Hebrew word יָֽדְךָ֗ (yadkha) 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 Ps.21.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.8.W2.S1) and character.