Genesis 2:3:13Gen.2.3.W13TAB
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
laasot
“to make”
- Transliteration
- la-a-SOT
- Extended
- lah-ah-SOHT
- IPA
- /la.ʕă.ˈsoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make
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
- clause
KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT
- sentence
va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM et-YOM ha-she-vee-EE va-ye-kad-DESH o-TO KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The subordinate relative clause mikkol mə-laḵ-tô ʾă-šer bā-rāʾ ʾĕ-lō-hîm la-ʿă-śôṯ {מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת} further qualifies “work” as the totality of creative deeds. In English, subject–verb–object order is adopted for clarity, while the em dash and relative clause preserve the causal and explanatory relationships of the Hebrew.
In context — Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it , because on it He rested from all His work—what God had created to do.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 2:3, so the Hebrew word לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (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.2.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.3.W13.S1) and character.