Genesis 40:4:2Gen.40.4.W2TAB
שַׂ֣ר
sar
“the chief of”
- Transliteration
- SAR
- Extended
- SAHR
- IPA
- /ˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chief of
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
SAR
- phraseyour reading level
SAR ha-ta-ba-KHIM et-yo-SEF
- clause
va-yif-KOD SAR ha-ta-ba-KHIM et-yo-SEF it-TAM va-ye-SHA-ret o-TAM
- sentence
va-yif-KOD SAR ha-ta-ba-KHIM et-yo-SEF it-TAM va-ye-SHA-ret o-TAM va-yih-YU ya-MIM be-mish-MAR
Exegesis
The opening wayyiqtol vayifkod {וַ֠יִּפְקֹד | way-yip-qōḏ} ‘and he appointed’ features sar hattabbachim {שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים | śar hat-tab-bā-ḥîm} as the subject phrase, indicating the prison officer’s authority to assign personnel.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–resh–resh
“to rule, govern”
In context — Genesis 40:4
And the captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he served them. And they were for some days in custody .
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 40:4, so the Hebrew word שַׂ֣ר (sar) 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.40.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.4.W2.S1) and character.