Exodus 21:11:3Exod.21.11.W3TAB
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה
yaaseh
“do”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-SEH
- Extended
- yah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /ja.ʕă.ˈsɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ya-a-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-a-SEH
- clause
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH
- sentence
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yaaseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya·ʿă·śêh}, negated by lo {לֹא | lōʾ}, marks the husband’s nonperformance, with lah {לָהּ | lāh} indicating the wife as beneficiary.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-hayin–shin–heh
“to do, make”
In context — Exodus 21:11
And if he does not perform these three obligations for her, she shall go out free without money .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:11, so the Hebrew word יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (yaaseh) 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.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W3.S1) and character.