Exodus 18:23:4Exod.18.23.W4TAB
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
taaseh
“you do”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SEH
- Extended
- tah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /taʕaˈse/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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
- clause
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The direct object of taaseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | taʿăśeh} ‘you will do’ is marked by the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, introducing ha-davar ha-zeh {הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה | had-dā-ḇār haz-zēh} ‘this matter’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-hayin–shin–he
“to do, make”
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה (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 Exod.18.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W4.S1) and character.