Genesis 49:33:4Gen.49.33.W4TAB
אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו
etbanav
“his sons”
- Transliteration
- et-ba-NAV
- Extended
- EET-bah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ba.ˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-ba-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-tsav-VOT et-ba-NAV
- clause
va-ye-KHAL ya-a-KOV le-tsav-VOT et-ba-NAV va-ye-e-SOF rag-LAV el-ha-mit-TA
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL ya-a-KOV le-tsav-VOT et-ba-NAV va-ye-e-SOF rag-LAV el-ha-mit-TA va-yig-VA va-ye-A-sef el-am-MAV
Exegesis
The direct-object-marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces banav {בָּנָ֔יו | bā-nāw} ‘his sons’ as the recipients of this charge.
In context — Genesis 49:33
When Jacob finished instructing his sons, he drew his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last , and was gathered to his people.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 49:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו (etbanav) 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.49.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.33.W4.S1) and character.