2 Samuel 23:17:152 Sam.23.17.W15TAB
עָשׂ֔וּ
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
E-le A-su
- clause
E-le A-su she-LO-shet ha-gi-bo-RIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-li-LA LI Ye-ho-VAH me-a-SO-ti ZOT ha-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-hol-KHIM be-na-fsho-TAM ve-LO a-VA lish-te-TAAM E-le A-su she-LO-shet ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
The summary eleh asu sheloshet hagibborim {אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִים | ’ēlleh ‘āśû šĕlōšeh haggibbôrîm} highlights the exploits of David’s three mighty men.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:17
And he said, “Far be it from me, LORD , to do this! Is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives? And he would not consent to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 23:17, so the Hebrew word עָשׂ֔וּ (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 2 Sam.23.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.17.W15.S1) and character.