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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-KOV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV
- clause
va-yik-RA ya-a-KOV el-ba-NAV
- 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 context — Genesis 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.