Genesis 36:39:10Gen.36.39.W10TAB
פָּ֑עוּ
pau
“Pau”
- Transliteration
- PA-u
- Extended
- PAA-oo
- IPA
- /ˈpaː.ʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pau
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
PA-u
- clause
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u
- sentence
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL bat-mat-RED BAT MEI za-HAV
Exegesis
The clause structure then shifts from verbal to nominal: veshem iro Pau {וְשֵׁם עִירוֹ פָּעוּ | wə-šēm ʿî-rô pā-ʿû} lacks an explicit copular verb, a typical Hebrew equational clause meaning “the name of his city {was} Pau,” highlighting Pau as Hadar’s administrative center.
In context — Genesis 36:39
And Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel , daughter of Matred, daughter of Mey-Zahab.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 36:39, so the Hebrew word פָּ֑עוּ (pau) 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.36.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.39.W10.S1) and character.