Deuteronomy 16:10:1Deut.16.10.W1TAB
וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ
veasita
“and you shall observe”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-si-TA
- Extended
- veh-aa-see-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʕaːˈsiːtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall observe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-si-TA
- clause
ve-a-si-TA KHAG sha-vu-OT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-SAT nid-VAT yad-KHA a-SHER ti-TEN
- sentence
ve-a-si-TA KHAG sha-vu-OT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-SAT nid-VAT yad-KHA a-SHER ti-TEN ka-a-SHER ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect ve’asita {וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ | vĕ-ʿā-sî-ṯā}, marking an instructional command.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:10
And you shall observe the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God with a portion of a freewill offering from your hand , which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:10, so the Hebrew word וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ (veasita) 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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.10.W1.S1) and character.