Numbers 13:11:2Num.13.11.W2TAB
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yosef
“Joseph”
- Transliteration
- yo-SEF
- Extended
- yoh-SEF
- IPA
- /joˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joseph
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-TEH yo-SEF
- clause
le-ma-TEH yo-SEF le-ma-TEH me-na-SHEH
- sentence
le-ma-TEH yo-SEF le-ma-TEH me-na-SHEH ga-DI ben-SU-si
Exegesis
It names yosef {יוֹסֵף | yō·seph} ‘Joseph’ first, then repeats lematteh {לְמַטֵּה | lə·mattēh} before menasheh {מְנַשֶּׁה | men·nā·šēh} ‘Manasseh’, reflecting hierarchical ordering from tribe to sub-tribe.
Root and etymology
“to add, increase”
In context — Numbers 13:11
From the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 13:11, so the Hebrew word יוֹסֵ֖ף (yosef) 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 Num.13.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.11.W2.S1) and character.