Genesis 45:3:2Gen.45.3.W2TAB
יוֹסֵ֤ף
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
va-YO-mer yo-SEF el-e-KHAIV
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-SEF el-e-KHAIV a-NI yo-SEF ha-OD a-VI KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-SEF el-e-KHAIV a-NI yo-SEF ha-OD a-VI KHAI ve-lo-yakh-LU e-KHAIV la-a-NOT o-TO KI niv-ha-LU mip-pa-NAIV
Exegesis
The subject Yosef {יוֹסֵף | yôsēf} follows, together with the prepositional phrase el-ekhav {אֶל־אֶחָיו | ʾel-ʾeḥāyw} ‘to his brothers’, which identifies the addressees before the dramatic content of the speech.
The self-revelation ani Yosef {אֲנִי יוֹסֵף | ʾănî yôsēf} ‘I am Joseph’ is terse and fronted, creating a sharp, confrontational disclosure of identity.
Root and etymology
y-s-fYod–Samekh–Pe
“to add, increase”
In context — Genesis 45:3
And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence .
About this coordinate
Genesis 45:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 45:3, so the Hebrew word יוֹסֵ֤ף (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.45.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.45.3.W2.S1) and character.