Genesis 39:3:10Gen.39.3.W10TAB
מַצְלִ֥יחַ
matsliakh
“made prosper”
- Transliteration
- mats-LI-akh
- Extended
- mahts-LEE-akh
- IPA
- /mats.ˈliː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- made prosper
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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The word
Word in context
- word
mats-LI-akh
- phraseyour reading level
mats-LI-akh be-ya-DO
- clause
ve-KHOL a-sher-HU o-SE Ye-ho-VAH mats-LI-akh be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-YAR a-do-NAV KI Ye-ho-VAH it-TO ve-KHOL a-sher-HU o-SE Ye-ho-VAH mats-LI-akh be-ya-DO
Exegesis
This is followed by YHWH matsliach {יְהוָה מַצְלִיחַ | Yə-hō-wāh maṣlîaḥ}, where the Hiphil participle highlights continuous divine causation of success.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–lamed–chet
“to prosper, succeed”
In context — Genesis 39:3
And his master observed that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused everything he did to succeed in his hand.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 39:3, so the Hebrew word מַצְלִ֥יחַ (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.39.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.3.W10.S1) and character.