Judges 20:38:8Judg.20.38.W8TAB

מַשְׂאַ֥ת

maseat

“a rising up or a lifting up”

Transliteration: mas-e-AT
Extended: mahs-eh-AAT
IPA: /mas.ʔɛˈʔaːt/

Meaning by language

English: a rising up or a lifting up

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מַ + שְׂ + אַ֥ת

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mas + e + at

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maseat

Alphabet Analysis

	Mem	m as in mother
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Tav	t as in top

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Word in context

word
mas-e-AT
phraseyour reading level
mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN
clause
HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR
sentence
ve-ha-mo-ED ha-YA le-ISH yis-ra-EL im-ha-o-REV HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR

Exegesis

The infinitive construct le-ha’alotam {לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛ם | lə-hă-ʿă-lō-ṯām} expresses purpose, introducing the construct chain mas’at he’ashan {מַשְׂאַ֥ת הֶעָשָׁ֖ן | mas-ʾáṯ hē-ʿā-šān} ‘column of smoke.’

Root and etymology

n-s-’nun–sin–aleph

“lifting up, signal”

In context — Judges 20:38

Now the signal between the men of Israel and those lying in ambush was this: they were to raise a great cloud of smoke from the city.

About this coordinate

Judges 20:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:38, so the Hebrew word מַשְׂאַ֥ת (maseat) 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.20.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.38.W8.S1) and character.

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