Genesis 18:7:11Gen.18.7.W11TAB
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
laasot
“to prepare”
- Transliteration
- la-a-SOT
- Extended
- lah-ah-SOHT
- IPA
- /la.ʕăˈsoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to prepare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-a-SOT
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT o-TO
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
- sentence
ve-el-ha-ba-KAR RATS av-ra-HAM va-yik-KAKH ben-ba-KAR RAKH va-TOV va-yit-TEN el-ha-NA-ar va-ye-ma-HER la-a-SOT o-TO
Exegesis
The infinitive laasot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | la-ʿă-śôṯ} “to prepare” is governed by vayemaher, so that “he hurried” is specified as “he hurried to prepare it,” with oto {אֹתוֹ | ʾō-ṯô} “it” referring back to the selected calf. In translation, the sequence of coordinated verbs and the choice of dynamic verbs (“ran,” “took,” “gave,” “hurried”) are preserved to convey the energetic, hospitable response portrayed in the Hebrew.
In context — Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf , and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:7, so the Hebrew word לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (laasot) 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 Gen.18.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.7.W11.S1) and character.