Isaiah 17:8:7Isa.17.8.W7TAB
עָשׂ֤וּ
asu
“they made”
- Transliteration
- A-su
- Extended
- AA-soo
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they made
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
A-su
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV
- clause
va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
- sentence
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
Exegesis
The construct chain maʿaseh yadav {מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו | maʿăśēh yāḏāyw} ‘work of his hands’ highlights human agency, further specified by the relative clause vaʿasher asu etzbaʿotav {וַאֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו | wa-ʾăšer ʿāśû ʾeṣbəʿôtāyw} ‘that they made, his fingers.’
In context — Isaiah 17:8
He will not pay attention to the altars, the work of his hands and that which his fingers have made; he will not look at the Asherim or the sun-pillars .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 17:8, so the Hebrew word עָשׂ֤וּ (asu) 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 Isa.17.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.8.W7.S1) and character.