Jeremiah 18:12:9Jer.18.12.W9TAB
נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
naase
“we will do”
- Transliteration
- na-a-SE
- Extended
- nah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /naʕăˈsɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we will do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-a-SE
- clause
ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE
- sentence
ve-o-me-RU no-ASH ki-a-kha-RE ma-khe-she-vo-TEI-nu ne-LEKH ve-ISH she-ri-RUT li-BO-ha-RA na-a-SE
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verbs nēlêḵ {נֵלֵ֔ךְ | nēlêḵ} ‘we will go’ and na‘ăśeh {נַעֲשֶֽׂה | na‘ăśeh} ‘we will do’ denote resolute future actions.
Root and etymology
ayin–shin–hehayin–shin–heh
“to do, make”
In context — Jeremiah 18:12
But they said, "There is no hope; for we will follow our own plans , and each man will do the stubbornness of his evil heart."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 18:12, so the Hebrew word נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (naase) 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 Jer.18.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.12.W9.S1) and character.