Deuteronomy 17:4:9Deut.17.4.W9TAB
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה
neehseta
“has been done”
- Transliteration
- ne-eh-SE-ta
- Extended
- neh-ehs-TAH
- IPA
- /ne.ʕɛʃˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- has been done
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-eh-SE-ta
- clause
ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
veh-hu-GAD-le-KHA ve-sha-MA-ta ve-da-RAS-ta he-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-eh-SE-ta ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The passive Niphal perfect neʿesetah {נֶעֶשְׂתָה | nə-ʿə-sā-ṯā} ‘has been done’ foregrounds the completion of the act, fitting its judicial context.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:4
And it has been told to you, and you have heard, and you have investigated , and behold, if the matter is true and established , that this abomination has been done in Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 17:4, so the Hebrew word נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה (neehseta) 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.17.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.4.W9.S1) and character.