2 Kings 21:20:62 Kgs.21.20.W6TAB
עָשָׂ֖ה
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
ka-a-SHER a-SA
- clause
ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
Exegesis
Ka'asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaʾăšer} introduces a comparative clause equating Josiah’s actions with those of his predecessor (asah Menasheh {עָשָׂ֖ה מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה | ‘āsâ Mənaššê}).
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-h
“to do, make”
In context — 2 Kings 21:20
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as Manasseh his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 21:20, so the Hebrew word עָשָׂ֖ה (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.21.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.20.W6.S1) and character.