Job 19:18:2Job.19.18.W2TAB
מָ֣אֲסוּ
maasu
“they rejected or despised”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-SU
- Extended
- maa-ah-SOO
- IPA
- /maːʔăˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they rejected or despised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-SU
- clause
gam-a-vi-LIM ma-a-SU VI
- sentence
gam-a-vi-LIM ma-a-SU VI a-KU-ma va-ye-dab-be-RU-VI
Exegesis
The perfect maasu {מָאֲסוּ | māʾăsû} presents their rejection as an established reality rather than a momentary reaction.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–aleph–samekh
“to reject, despise”
In context — Job 19:18
Even young boys have despised me; when I rise, they speak against me .
About this coordinate
Job 19:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:18, so the Hebrew word מָ֣אֲסוּ (maasu) 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 Job.19.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.18.W2.S1) and character.