Genesis 41:49:2Gen.41.49.W2TAB
יוֹסֵ֥ף
yosef
“Joseph”
- Transliteration
- yo-SEF
- Extended
- yoh-SEHF
- IPA
- /jo.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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Word in context
- word
yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR
- clause
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR ke-KHOL ha-YAM har-BE me-OD
- sentence
va-yits-BOR yo-SEF BAR ke-KHOL ha-YAM har-BE me-OD AD ki-kha-DAL lis-POR ki-EN mis-PAR
Exegesis
The subject yosef {יוֹסֵף | yosef} follows the verb in typical verb–subject order, focusing on Joseph’s initiative.
Root and etymology
y-s-fyod–samekh–pe
“to add, increase”
In context — Genesis 41:49
And Joseph stored up grain in immense abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, because there was no number .
About this coordinate
Genesis 41:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 41:49, so the Hebrew word יוֹסֵ֥ף (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.41.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.41.49.W2.S1) and character.