Genesis 20:9:6Gen.20.9.W6TAB
מֶֽה־עָשִׂ֤יתָ
mehasita
“what did you do”
- Transliteration
- meh-a-SI-ta
- Extended
- meh-ah-SEE-tah
- IPA
- /mɛ.ʕaːˈsiː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what did you do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
meh-a-SI-ta
- phraseyour reading level
meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu
- clause
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-vi-ME-lekh le-av-ra-HAM va-YO-mer LO meh-a-SI-ta LA-nu u-me-kha-TA-ti LAKH ki-he-VE-a-ta a-LAI ve-al-mam-lakh-TI kha-ta-A ge-do-LA ma-a-SIM a-SHER lo-ye-a-SU a-SI-ta im-ma-DI
Exegesis
In the speech, the questions formed by meh {מֶה | meh} plus the perfect asitah {עָשִׂיתָ | ʿā-śî-tā} convey protest more than inquiry.
The final asitah imadi {עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי | ʿā-śî-tā ʿim-mā-dî} underscores the personal nature of the accusation. The English rendering follows the Hebrew rhetorical buildup from call to pointed legal protest.
In context — Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin have I committed against you, that you have brought upon me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me deeds that must not be done.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:9, so the Hebrew word מֶֽה־עָשִׂ֤יתָ (mehasita) 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.20.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.9.W6.S1) and character.