2 Kings 21:11:32 Kgs.21.11.W3TAB
עָשָׂ֜ה
asa
“he did”
- Transliteration
- a-SA
- Extended
- aa-SAA
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SA
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an a-SHER a-SA
- clause
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV va-ya-kha-TI gam-et-ye-hu-DA be-gil-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The pairing of ’asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-sāh} ‘he did’ in Qal and hera {הֵרַע | hē-rā‘} ‘did evil’ in Hifil underscores both the performance and moral character of his deeds.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-hayin–shin–heh
“to do, make”
In context — 2 Kings 21:11
Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations , he has done more evil than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and he has also caused Judah to sin with his idols .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 21:11, so the Hebrew word עָשָׂ֜ה (asa) 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 2 Kgs.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.11.W3.S1) and character.