Genesis 9:27:3Gen.9.27.W3PAT
לְיֶ֔פֶת
leyefet
“Japheth”
- Transliteration
- le-YE-fet
- Extended
- leh-YEH-feht
- IPA
- /lə.ˈjɛ.fɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Japheth
- French
- Japhet
- Spanish
- Jafet
- Portuguese
- Jafé
- German
- Japheth
- Russian
- Иафета
- Arabic-Simplified
- يَافَثَ
- Hindi
- यापेत को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 雅弗
- Korean
- 야벳을
- Indonesian
- Yafet
- Bengali
- যাফেতকে
- Tagalog
- Jafet
- Swahili
- Yafethi
- Amharic
- ያፌትን
- Yoruba
- Jafeti
- Igbo
- Jafet
- Twi
- Yafet
- Ewe
- Yafet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
לְ + יֶ֔ + פֶת
↓
le + ye + fet
↓
leyefet
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-YE-fet
- clause
YAF-te e-lo-HIM le-YE-fet ve-yish-KON be-a-ho-lei-SHEM
- sentence
YAF-te e-lo-HIM le-YE-fet ve-yish-KON be-a-ho-lei-SHEM vi-HI khe-NA-an E-ved la-MO
In context — Genesis 9:27
God may expand Japheth may settle in Shem's tents Canaan may be a servant to them
About this coordinate
Genesis 9:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 9:27, so the Hebrew word לְיֶ֔פֶת (leyefet) 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.9.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.9.27.W3.S1) and character.