Genesis 50:23:3Gen.50.23.W3PAT
לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם
leefrayim
“to Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- le-ef-RA-yim
- Extended
- leh-ehf-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /lə.ʔɛf.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ephraim
- French
- à Éphraïm
- Spanish
- a Efraín
- Portuguese
- a Efraim
- German
- zu Ephraim
- Russian
- к Ефрему
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِأَفْرَايِم
- Hindi
- एप्रैम को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 向以法莲
- Korean
- 에브라임에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Efraim
- Bengali
- ইফ্রয়িমের প্রতি
- Tagalog
- kay Efraim
- Swahili
- kwa Efraimu
- Amharic
- ለኤፍሬም
- Yoruba
- sí Efraimu
- Igbo
- nye Efraim
- Twi
- maa Efraim
- Ewe
- na Efraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ef-RA-yim
- clause
va-YAR yo-SEF le-ef-RA-yim be-NEI shil-le-SHIM
- sentence
va-YAR yo-SEF le-ef-RA-yim be-NEI shil-le-SHIM GAM be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHE yul-le-DU al-bir-KEI yo-SEF
In context — Genesis 50:23
and saw Joseph to Ephraim sons of the third generation also sons of Machir son of Manasseh were born upon the knees of Joseph
About this coordinate
Genesis 50:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 50:23, so the Hebrew word לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם (leefrayim) 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.50.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.50.23.W3.S1) and character.