Genesis 40:3:11Gen.40.3.W11TAB
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yosef
“Joseph”
- Transliteration
- yo-SEF
- Extended
- yoh-SEHF
- IPA
- /joː.ˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joseph
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yo-SEF
- clause
me-KOM a-SHER yo-SEF a-SUR SHAM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN o-TAM be-mish-MAR BEIT SAR ha-tab-ba-KHIM el-BEIT ha-SO-har me-KOM a-SHER yo-SEF a-SUR SHAM
Root and etymology
y-s-fYod–Samekh–Pe
“to add, increase”
In context — Genesis 40:3
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard , in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 40:3, so the Hebrew word יוֹסֵ֖ף (yosef) 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.40.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.3.W11.S1) and character.