Genesis 29:13:5Gen.29.13.W5TAB
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
yaakov
“Jacob”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-KOV
- Extended
- yah-ah-KOHV
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈqoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jacob
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO
- clause
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO va-ye-sa-PER le-la-VAN ET kol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The construct phrase yaakov ben achoto {יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־אֲחֹת֗וֹ | ya-‘ă-qōv ben-’ă-ḥō-tô} specifies kinship.
Root and etymology
ayin–qof–bet
“heel, to follow at the heel”
In context — Genesis 29:13
When Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran out to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into his house. Then Jacob told Laban the whole account.
About this coordinate
Genesis 29:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 29:13, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֣ב (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 Gen.29.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.13.W5.S1) and character.