Exodus 21:9:5Exod.21.9.W5TAB
יַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽהּ׃
yaaselah
“he shall do for her”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-se-LAH
- Extended
- yah-ah-seh-LAAH
- IPA
- /ja.ʕă.sɛ.ˈlaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- he shall do for her
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-se-LAH
- clause
ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT ya-a-se-LAH
- sentence
ve-im-liv-NO yi-a-DEN-na ke-mish-PAT ha-ba-NOT ya-a-se-LAH
Exegesis
The apodosis yaaseh lah {יַעֲשֶׂה־לָּהּ | ya-ʿă-seh lā(h)} ‘he shall do for her’ obligates the master per that legal norm, underscoring the protective purpose of the legislation.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-shin-heh
“to do, to make”
In context — Exodus 21:9
And if he appoints her for his son , he shall do for her according to the judgment of the daughters.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:9, so the Hebrew word יַעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽהּ׃ (yaaselah) 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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.9.W5.S1) and character.