Genesis 47:8:2Gen.47.8.W2TAB
פַּרְעֹ֖ה
paro
“Pharaoh”
- Transliteration
- par-O
- Extended
- pahr-OH
- IPA
- /par.ˈʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharaoh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
par-O
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer par-O
- clause
va-YO-mer par-O el-ya-a-KOV
- sentence
va-YO-mer par-O el-ya-a-KOV kam-MA ye-MEI she-NEI khai-YEI-kha
Exegesis
The subject paroh {פַּרְעֹה | par-ʿōh} follows the verb, reflecting the typical verb–subject order in Biblical Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
p-r-ʿpe–resh–ayin
“great house”
In context — Genesis 47:8
Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days in the years of your life?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 47:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 47:8, so the Hebrew word פַּרְעֹ֖ה (paro) 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.47.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.47.8.W2.S1) and character.