Genesis 36:4:3Gen.36.4.W3PAT
לְעֵשָׂ֖ו
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
- dem Esau
- Russian
- Исаву
- Arabic-Simplified
- لعيسو
- Hindi
- एसाव के लिए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 给以扫
- Korean
- 에서에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Esau
- Bengali
- এসৌর জন্য
- Tagalog
- para kay Esau
- Swahili
- kwa Esau
- Amharic
- ለኤሳው
- Yoruba
- fún Esau
- Igbo
- nye Isọ
- Twi
- maa Esau
- Ewe
- na Esau
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לְ + עֵ + שָׂ֖ו
↓
le + e + sav
↓
leesav
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-e-SAV
- clause
va-TE-led a-DA le-e-SAV ET-e-li-FAZ
- sentence
va-TE-led a-DA le-e-SAV ET-e-li-FAZ u-vas-MAT yal-DA ET-re-u-EL
In context — Genesis 36:4
bore Adah to Esau Eliphaz and Basemath bore Reuel
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 36:4, so the Hebrew word לְעֵשָׂ֖ו (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.36.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.4.W3.S1) and character.