Exodus 19:3:12Exod.19.3.W12TAB

יַעֲקֹ֔ב

yaakov

“of Jacob”

Transliteration: ya-a-KOV
Extended: yah-a-KOHV
IPA: /jaʕaˈkov/

Meaning by language

English: of Jacob

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יַ + עֲ + קֹ֔ב

↓

ya + a + kov

↓

yaakov

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Hateph Patach	reduced 'ah'
	Qof	q — deep k, uvular
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

word
ya-a-KOV
phraseyour reading level
le-BEET ya-a-KOV
clause
va-yik-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH min-ha-HAR le-MOR KOH to-a-MAR le-BEET ya-a-KOV ve-tag-GEED liv-NEE yis-ra-EL
sentence
u-mo-SHEH a-LAA el-ha-e-lo-HIM va-yik-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH min-ha-HAR le-MOR KOH to-a-MAR le-BEET ya-a-KOV ve-tag-GEED liv-NEE yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The construct chains lebeit yaakov {לְבֵית יַעֲקֹב | lə-bêt ya-ʿă-qōb} and livnei yisrael {לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | liv-nê yis-rā-ʾēl} specify the addressees in familial and national terms.

In context — Exodus 19:3

Moses ascended to God , and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob, and what you shall tell the sons of Israel.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 19:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 19:3, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֔ב (yaakov) 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 Exod.19.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.3.W12.S1) and character.

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