Genesis 49:4:10Gen.49.4.W10TAB

יְצוּעִ֥י

yetsui

my couch

Transliteration
ye-tsu-I
Extended
yeh-tsoo-EE
IPA
/jə.tsu.ˈʕiː/

Meaning by language

English
my couch

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Result
יְ + צוּ + עִ֥י
ye + tsu + i
yetsui

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-tsu-I

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-tsu-I a-LA

  3. clause

    AZ khi-LAL-ta ye-tsu-I a-LA

  4. sentence

    pa-KHAZ ka-MA-yim al-to-TAR KI a-LI-ta mish-ke-VEI a-VI-kha AZ khi-LAL-ta ye-tsu-I a-LA

Exegesis

The adverb az {אָז | ʾāz} marks a shift to the result, where the Piel chillalta {חִלַּלְתָּ | ḥillalta} “you defiled” takes yetsu‘i {יְצוּעִי | yəṣûʿî} “my couch” as object.

Root and etymology

y-ṣ-ʿyod–tsade–ayin

couch, resting place

In contextGenesis 49:4

Reckless like water, you will not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it—my couch you went up to.

About this coordinate

Genesis 49:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 49:4, so the Hebrew word יְצוּעִ֥י (yetsui) 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.49.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.4.W10.S1) and character.