Genesis 39:17:7Gen.39.17.W7TAB
הָעֶ֧בֶד
haeved
“the servant”
- Transliteration
- ha-E-ved
- Extended
- hah-EH-ved
- IPA
- /haː.ˈʕɛ.vɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-E-ved
- phraseyour reading level
ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI
- clause
ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
- sentence
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-eved ha-ivri {הָעֶבֶד הָעִבְרִי | hā-ʿe-ḇeḏ hā-ʿiḇ-rî} identifies his social and ethnic status.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dayin–bet–dalet
“to work, serve”
In context — Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him with these words , saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to mock me .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 39:17, so the Hebrew word הָעֶ֧בֶד (haeved) 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.39.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.17.W7.S1) and character.