Genesis 39:2:3Gen.39.2.W3TAB
אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף
etyosef
“with Joseph”
- Transliteration
- et-yo-SEF
- Extended
- eht-yoh-SEHF
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.joˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- with Joseph
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-yo-SEF
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-ye-HI ISH mats-LI-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-ye-HI ISH mats-LI-akh va-ye-HI be-VEIT a-do-NAV ham-mits-RI
Exegesis
The phrase YHWH ʾet Yosef {יְהוָה אֶת־יוֹסֵף | Yəhôwāh ʾet yōsēp̄} uses the particle ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet-} to mark Joseph as the definite object, highlighting divine accompaniment.
Root and etymology
y-s-fyod–samekh–pe
“to add, increase”
In context — Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a man prospering , and he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 39:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף (etyosef) 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.39.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.2.W3.S1) and character.