Exodus 39:29:8Exod.39.29.W8TAB
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
maaseh
“work of”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-SEH
- Extended
- mah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /ma.ʕă.ˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- work of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-a-SEH ro-KEM
- clause
ve-et-ha-av-NET SHESH ma-she-ZAR u-te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NEE ma-a-SEH ro-KEM
- sentence
ve-et-ha-av-NET SHESH ma-she-ZAR u-te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NEE ma-a-SEH ro-KEM ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Yeh-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The construct ma'aseh rokem {מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑ם | ma-ʿa-sê rō-qēm} ‘work of an embroiderer’ highlights craftsmanship.
Root and etymology
‛-s-hayin–samekh–he
“work”
In context — Exodus 39:29
And the sash of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet, the work of an embroiderer, as the LORD commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:29, so the Hebrew word מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (maaseh) 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.39.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.29.W8.S1) and character.