Isaiah 17:4:6Isa.17.4.W6TAB
יַעֲקֹ֑ב
yaakov
“of Jacob”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-KOV
- Extended
- yah-ah-KOHV
- IPA
- /ja.ʕaˈqoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
ya-a-KOV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VOD ya-a-KOV
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV u-mish-MAN be-sa-RO ye-ra-ZE
Exegesis
The proper name Ya-ʿă-qōv {יַעֲקֹב | Ya-ʿă-qōv} identifies Israel by its progenitor.
In context — Isaiah 17:4
And it will come to pass in that day that the glory of Jacob will become thin, and from the fatness of his flesh it will waste away.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹ֑ב (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 Isa.17.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.4.W6.S1) and character.