Genesis 39:2:6Gen.39.2.W6TAB
מַצְלִ֑יחַ
matsliakh
“successful”
- Transliteration
- mats-LI-akh
- Extended
- mahts-LEE-ahkh
- IPA
- /matsˈliː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- successful
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
mats-LI-akh
- phraseyour reading level
ISH mats-LI-akh
- 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 clause wayyêhi ʾîš matslî’aḥ {וַיְהִי אִישׁ מַצְלִיחַ | wayhî ʾîš matslî’aḥ} employs a Hifil participle predicate to describe his continual prosperity.
Root and etymology
ts-l-ḥtsade–lamed–chet
“to succeed”
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 39:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 39:2, so the Hebrew word מַצְלִ֑יחַ (matsliakh) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.2.W6.S1) and character.