Genesis 27:37:4Gen.27.37.W4PAT

לְעֵשָׂ֗ו

leesav

to Esau

Transliteration
le-e-SAV
Extended
leh-eh-SAAV
IPA
/lə.ʕeː.ˈsaːw/

Meaning by language

English
to Esau
French
à Ésaü
Spanish
a Esaú
Portuguese
a Esaú
German
zu Esau
Russian
Исаву
Arabic-Simplified
لِعِيسُو
Hindi
एसाव से
Chinese-Simplified
对以扫
Korean
에서에게
Indonesian
kepada Esau
Bengali
এসাউকে
Tagalog
kay Esau
Swahili
kwa Esau
Amharic
ለዔሳው
Yoruba
si Esau
Igbo
nye Isọ
Twi
maa Esau
Ewe
na Esau

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Result
לְ + עֵ + שָׂ֗ו
le + e + sav
leesav

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-e-SAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer le-e-SAV

  3. clause

    va-YA-an yi-tse-KHAK va-YO-mer le-e-SAV HEN ge-VIR sa-me-TIV LAKH ve-et-kol-e-KHAV na-TA-ti LO la-a-va-DIM ve-da-GAN ve-ti-ROSH se-ma-khe-TIV

  4. sentence

    va-YA-an yi-tse-KHAK va-YO-mer le-e-SAV HEN ge-VIR sa-me-TIV LAKH ve-et-kol-e-KHAV na-TA-ti LO la-a-va-DIM ve-da-GAN ve-ti-ROSH se-ma-khe-TIV oo-le-KHA e-FO MA e-e-SE be-NI

In contextGenesis 27:37

Isaac answered to Esau said behold lord I have set him over you and all his brothers I have given to him as servants with grain and new wine I have sustained him and for you then what shall I do my son

About this coordinate

Genesis 27:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 27:37, so the Hebrew word לְעֵשָׂ֗ו (leesav) 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.27.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.27.37.W4.S1) and character.