Genesis 40:21:2Gen.40.21.W2TAB
אֶת־שַׂ֥ר
etsar
“the chief of”
- Transliteration
- et-SAR
- Extended
- eht-SAHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chief of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
et-SAR ham-mash-KIM
- clause
va-YA-shev et-SAR ham-mash-KIM al-mash-KE-hu
- sentence
va-YA-shev et-SAR ham-mash-KIM al-mash-KE-hu va-yit-TEN ha-KOS al-KAF par-OH
Exegesis
The first clause, vayyashev et sar hamashqim ʿal mashqehu {וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת־שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים עַל־מַשְׁקֵהוּ}, uses the Hiphil to express causative restoration of the official to his former position. The prepositional phrase ʿal mashqehu functions as a marker of reinstatement “to” his domain of service.
Root and etymology
RootSin–Resh–Resh
“to rule, govern”
In context — Genesis 40:21
And he restored the chief of the cupbearers to his cupbearing, and he placed the cup upon Pharaoh’s hand .
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 40:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שַׂ֥ר (etsar) 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.40.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.21.W2.S1) and character.