Deuteronomy 22:3:8Deut.22.3.W8TAB
תַּעֲשֶׂה֥
taaseh
“you shall do”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SEH
- Extended
- tah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /ta.ʕaˈse/
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
ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-a-ve-DAT
- clause
ve-KEN ta-a-SEH la-kha-MO-ro ve-KEN ta-a-SEH lis-me-LA-to ve-KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-a-ve-DAT a-KHI-kha
- sentence
ve-KEN ta-a-SEH la-kha-MO-ro ve-KEN ta-a-SEH lis-me-LA-to ve-KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-a-ve-DAT a-KHI-kha a-SHER-to-VED mi-ME-nu u-me-TSA-ta LO tu-KHAL le-hit-a-LEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the juridical formula vekhen ta’aseh {וְכֵ֧ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | və-ḵên ta‘ă-śeh} ‘and thus you shall do,’ repeated three times to establish parallel obligations.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:3
In the same way you shall do for his donkey , and for his garment; and likewise for any lost property of your brother that has gone missing from him and you find it. You must not conceal yourself .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 22:3, so the Hebrew word תַּעֲשֶׂה֥ (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.22.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.3.W8.S1) and character.