Genesis 49:1:2Gen.49.1.W2TAB

יַעֲקֹ֖ב

yaakov

Jacob

Transliteration
ya-a-KOV
Extended
yah-ah-KOHV
IPA
/ja.ʕăˈqoːv/

Meaning by language

English
Jacob

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Result
יַ + עֲ + קֹ֖ב
ya + a + kov
yaakov

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-a-KOV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV

  3. clause

    va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV el-ba-NAV

  4. sentence

    va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV el-ba-NAV va-YO-mer he-as-FU ve-ag-GI-da la-KHEM ET a-sher-yik-RA et-KHEM be-a-kha-RIT ha-ya-MIM

Exegesis

The subject Yaakov {יַעֲקֹ֖ב | yaʿăqōḇ} follows the verb in typical verb–subject order, and the prepositional phrase el-banav {אֶל־בָּנָ֑יו | ʾel-bānāyw} ‘to his sons’ specifies the recipients of the summons and emphasizes the familial context.

Root and etymology

RootAyin–Qof–Bet

heel; rear

In contextGenesis 49:1

Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the end of the days .”

About this coordinate

Genesis 49:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 49:1, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֖ב (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.49.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.1.W2.S1) and character.