Genesis 39:4:1Gen.39.4.W1TAB
וַיִּמְצָ֨א
vayimtsa
“found”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-TSA
- Extended
- vah-yim-TSAA
- IPA
- /waj.jim.ˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- found
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yim-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-TSA yo-SEF KHEN
- clause
va-yim-TSA yo-SEF KHEN be-ei-NAV va-ye-SHA-ret o-TO
- sentence
va-yim-TSA yo-SEF KHEN be-ei-NAV va-ye-SHA-ret o-TO va-yaf-ki-DE-hu al-bei-TO ve-khol-yesh-LO na-TAN be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The narrative advances through a series of wayyiqtol clauses beginning with vayimtsa {וַיִּמְצָא | wayyimṣāʾ} ‘and he found’, which links Joseph {יוֹסֵף | yôsēp̄} to the discovery of chen {חֵן | ḥēn} ‘favor’ in his master’s eyes.
In context — Genesis 39:4
And Joseph found favor in his eyes, and he served him; and he set him as overseer over his house , and he placed all that he had into his hand.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 39:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְצָ֨א (vayimtsa) 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.39.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.4.W1.S1) and character.