Genesis 49:8:7Gen.49.8.W7TAB
אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ
oyveikha
“your enemies”
- Transliteration
- oy-VEI-kha
- Extended
- oy-VEI-khah
- IPA
- /ʔoj.ˈvɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
oy-VEI-kha
- phraseyour reading level
be-O-ref oy-VEI-kha
- clause
ye-hu-DA a-TA yo-DU-kha a-KHEI-kha yad-KHA be-O-ref oy-VEI-kha
- sentence
ye-hu-DA a-TA yo-DU-kha a-KHEI-kha yad-KHA be-O-ref oy-VEI-kha yish-ta-kha-VU le-KHA be-NEI a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The phrase beoref oyvekha {בְּעֹרֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ | bə-ʿōrep̄ ʾōyḇeḵā} forms a vivid prepositional predicate “upon the neck of your enemies,” which in the formal is rendered with “will lay your hand” to convey future certainty and instrumental imagery.
In context — Genesis 49:8
Judah, you —your brothers will praise you ; you will lay your hand on the neck of your enemies, and your father’s sons will bow before you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 49:8, so the Hebrew word אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ (oyveikha) 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.49.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.8.W7.S1) and character.