Deuteronomy 13:3:11Deut.13.3.W11TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
מְנַסֶּ֤ה
menase
“is testing”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SE
- Extended
- meh-nah-SEH
- IPA
- /mənasˈse/
Meaning by language
- English
- is testing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-na-SE
- phraseyour reading level
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause in which the Piel participle mēnās-sēh {מְנַסֶּה | mēnās-sēh} ‘testing’ predicates YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem}, framing divine evaluation.
Root and etymology
נ־ס־ה
“test, prove”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word מְנַסֶּ֤ה (menase) 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 Deut.13.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W11.S1) and character.