Genesis 39:15:4Gen.39.15.W4TAB
קוֹלִ֖י
koli
“my voice”
- Transliteration
- ko-LI
- Extended
- koh-LEE
- IPA
- /qoː.ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ko-LI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ha-ri-MO-ti ko-LI
- clause
va-ye-HI khe-shom-O ki-ha-ri-MO-ti ko-LI va-ek-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI khe-shom-O ki-ha-ri-MO-ti ko-LI va-ek-RA va-ya-a-ZOV big-DO ets-LI va-ya-NAS va-ye-TSE ha-khu-TSA
Exegesis
The phrase harimoti koli va’ekra {הֲרִימֹתִי קוֹלִי וָאֶקְרָא | hă-rî-mō-tî qô-lî wā-ʾe-qraʾ} pairs a Hifil perfect and a Qal wayyiqtol to convey two aspects of the same outcry, intensifying the sound.
Root and etymology
q-w-lqof–vav–lamed
“voice, sound”
In context — Genesis 39:15
And it happened that when he heard that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside .
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 39:15, so the Hebrew word קוֹלִ֖י (koli) 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.39.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.15.W4.S1) and character.