Zechariah 13:7:14Zech.13.7.W14TAB
יָדִ֖י
yadi
“my hand”
- Transliteration
- ya-DI
- Extended
- yaa-DEE
- IPA
- /jaːˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ya-DI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI
- clause
HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
- sentence
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
Exegesis
The final va-hashivoti yadi al-ha-tzoarim {וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י יָדִ֖י עַל־הַצֹּעֲרִֽים | wa-ha-ši-ḇō-tî yā-ḏî ʿal-ha-ṣō-ʿa-rîm} uses a Hifil perfect in the first person to convey decisive divine intervention against the vulnerable.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–dalet
“hand”
In context — Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion , declares the LORD of hosts ; strike the shepherd, and the flock will be scattered. I will turn My hand against the little ones.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Zechariah 13:7, so the Hebrew word יָדִ֖י (yadi) 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 Zech.13.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.7.W14.S1) and character.