Genesis 28:9:2Gen.28.9.W2PAT

עֵשָׂ֖ו

esav

Esau

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

Meaning by language

English
Esau
French
Ésaü
Spanish
Esaú
Portuguese
Esaú
German
Esau
Russian
Исав
Arabic-Simplified
عيسو
Hindi
एसाव
Chinese-Simplified
以扫
Korean
에서
Indonesian
Esau
Bengali
এসাউ
Tagalog
si Esau
Swahili
Esau
Amharic
ኤሳው
Yoruba
Esau
Igbo
Esau
Twi
Esau
Ewe
Esau

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עֵ + שָׂ֖ו
e + sav
esav

Alphabet Analysis

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

    e-SAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YE-lekh e-SAV

  3. clause

    va-YE-lekh e-SAV el-yish-ma-EL

  4. sentence

    va-YE-lekh e-SAV el-yish-ma-EL va-yik-KAKH et-ma-kha-LAT bat-yish-ma-EL ben-av-ra-HAM a-KHOT ne-va-YOT al-na-SHAV LO le-ish-SHA

In contextGenesis 28:9

went Esau to Ishmael took Mahalath daughter of Ishmael son of Abraham sister of Nebaioth besides his wives for himself as a wife

About this coordinate

Genesis 28:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 28:9, so the Hebrew word עֵשָׂ֖ו (esav) 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.28.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.9.W2.S1) and character.