Judges 17:6:9Judg.17.6.W9TAB
יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
yaase
“he does”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-SE
- Extended
- yah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈsɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he does
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ya-a-SE
- clause
ISH ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NAIV ya-a-SE
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM EN ME-lekh be-yis-ra-EL ISH ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NAIV ya-a-SE
Exegesis
The second clause presents ish {אִישׁ | ’îš} ‘each man’ with the imperfect verb ya’aseh {יַעֲשֶׂה | ya-ʿă-sê} ‘he did’, denoting habitual action.
In context — Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel; each man did what was right in his own eyes.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 17:6, so the Hebrew word יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (yaase) 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 Judg.17.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.6.W9.S1) and character.