Genesis 39:4:7Gen.39.4.W7TAB
וַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙
vayafkidehu
“he appointed him”
- Transliteration
- va-yaf-ki-DE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yaf-kee-DEH-hoo
- IPA
- /waj.jaf.qi.ˈðeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he appointed him
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yaf-ki-DE-hu
- clause
va-yaf-ki-DE-hu al-bei-TO ve-khol-yesh-LO na-TAN be-ya-DO
- 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 Hiphil wayyiqtol vayafkidehu {וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּ | wayyap̄qîḏēhû} ‘and he appointed him’ establishes his official charge, with al-beto {עַל־בֵיתוֹ | ʿal-bêṯô} ‘over his house’ defining his domain.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–qof–dalet
“to appoint, entrust”
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 39:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 39:4, so the Hebrew word וַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙ (vayafkidehu) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.4.W7.S1) and character.