Genesis 46:2:7Gen.46.2.W7TAB
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
yaakov
“Jacob”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-KOV
- Extended
- yah-ah-KOHV
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈqoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jacob
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ya-a-KOV
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV
- 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
The repeated vocative ya-ʿă-qōv {יַעֲקֹב | ya-ʿă-qōv} heightens urgency and intimacy, a device echoed in other divine summons.
Root and etymology
ʿ-q-bayin–qof–bet
“heel, supplant”
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 46:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 46:2, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֣ב (yaakov) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.2.W7.S1) and character.