Genesis 39:4:5Gen.39.4.W5TAB
וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת
vayesharet
“served”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-SHA-ret
- Extended
- vah-yeh-SHAA-reht
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ˈʃaː.rɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- served
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-SHA-ret
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-SHA-ret o-TO
- 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
This is followed by vayesharet {וַיְשָׁרֶת | wayəšāreṯ} ‘and he served’, indicating his ongoing service.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–resh–resh
“ruler, prince”
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 39:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 39:4, so the Hebrew word וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת (vayesharet) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.4.W5.S1) and character.