Deuteronomy 20:15:2Deut.20.15.W2TAB
תַּעֲשֶׂה֙
taaseh
“you shall do”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SEH
- Extended
- tah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /taʕaˈse/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
KEN ta-a-SEH
- clause
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD
- sentence
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD a-SHER LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh he-NAH
Exegesis
The verb ta’aseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ăšeh} in the Qal imperfect functions as the main directive, selecting le-khol he’arim {לְכָל־הֶעָרִים | lə·ḵōl hă·‘ă·rîm} as its object.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:15
This is how you shall act toward all the cities that are very far from you, which are not among the cities of these nations here.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 20:15, so the Hebrew word תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ (taaseh) 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.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.15.W2.S1) and character.