1 Kings 21:26:81 Kgs.21.26.W8TAB
עָשׂ֣וּ
asu
“they did”
- Transliteration
- a-SU
- Extended
- aa-SOO
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they did
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SU
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The comparative structure kekol asher asu haemori {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י | kē·kōl ʾă·šer ʿă·śû ha·ʾĕ·mō·rî} establishes a parallel with the Amorite nations.
In context — 1 Kings 21:26
And he acted in an exceedingly abominable way by going after the idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 21:26, so the Hebrew word עָשׂ֣וּ (asu) 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 1 Kgs.21.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.26.W8.S1) and character.