Genesis 49:9:2Gen.49.9.W2TAB
אַרְיֵה֙
aryeh
“lion”
- Transliteration
- ar-YEH
- Extended
- ahr-YEH
- IPA
- /ʔar.ˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lion
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
GUR ar-YEH
- clause
GUR ar-YEH ye-hu-DA mit-TE-ref be-NI a-li-TA
- sentence
GUR ar-YEH ye-hu-DA mit-TE-ref be-NI a-li-TA ka-RA ra-VATS ke-ar-YEH u-ke-la-VI MI ye-ki-MEN-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with a nominal clause, gur aryeh Yehudah {גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה | gûr ʾaryēh yəhûdāh} ‘Judah is a lion’s cub,’ establishing a metaphorical identity.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-yaleph–resh–yod
“lion”
In context — Genesis 49:9
A lion’s cub is Judah; from the prey, my son, you have arisen . He crouched and lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who will rouse him ?
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 49:9, so the Hebrew word אַרְיֵה֙ (aryeh) 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.49.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.9.W2.S1) and character.