Genesis 46:2:3Gen.46.2.W3TAB
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
leyisrael
“to Israel”
- Transliteration
- le-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- leh-yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /lə.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE-ni
Exegesis
In the first clause, ʾĕ-lō-hîm {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} is the subject, followed by the compound prepositional phrase lə-yis-rā-ʾēl {לְיִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-yis-rā-ʾēl} “to Israel” and bə-mar-ʾōt hal-lay-lāh {בְּמַרְאֹת הַלַּיְלָה | bə-mar-ʾōt hal-lay-lāh} “in visions of the night,” which together specify the recipient, medium, and timing of the revelation.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–resh–heh
“to strive, contend, rule”
In context — Genesis 46:2
God communicated to Israel in visions at night, declaring, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he responded, “Here I am.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 46:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 46:2, so the Hebrew word לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (leyisrael) 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.46.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.2.W3.S1) and character.