Exodus 20:9:4Exod.20.9.W4TAB
וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ
veaseeta
“and you shall do”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SEE-TA
- Extended
- veh-aa-see-TAH
- IPA
- /və.ʕaː.si.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall do
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-SEE-TA
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-VOD ve-a-SEE-TA kol-me-lakh-TE-kha
Exegesis
It is coordinated by vav with the Qal perfect verb veasita {וְעָשִׂיתָ | wə-ʿā-śî-tā} ‘and you shall do’, extending the action to completing tasks.
In context — Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall work, and you shall do all your work .
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:9, so the Hebrew word וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ (veaseeta) 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.20.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.9.W4.S1) and character.