Genesis 32:3:2Gen.32.3.W2TABWLC Genesis 32:4
יַעֲקֹ֤ב
yaakov
“Jacob”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-KOV
- Extended
- yah-ah-KOHV
- IPA
- /ja.ʕă.ˈqoːv/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-KOV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH ya-a-KOV mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ya-a-KOV mal-a-KHIM le-fa-NAV el-e-SAV a-KHEEV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ya-a-KOV mal-a-KHIM le-fa-NAV el-e-SAV a-KHEEV AR-tsa se-EER se-DE e-DOM
Exegesis
The verb–subject order places Ya'aqov {יַעֲקֹב | yaʿăqōb} ‘Jacob’ after the action, shifting emphasis to the deed.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–qof–bet
“heel, to supplant”
In context — Genesis 32:3
Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau, toward the land of Seir, the country of Edom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 32:3, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֤ב (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.32.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.3.W2.S1) and character.