Judges 21:7:1Judg.21.7.W1TAB
מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה
manaase
“what shall we do”
- Transliteration
- ma-na-a-SE
- Extended
- mah-nah-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /maʔ.nːa.ʕăˈsɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what shall we do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ma-na-a-SE
- phraseyour reading level
ma-na-a-SE la-HEM
- clause
ma-na-a-SE la-HEM la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM
- sentence
ma-na-a-SE la-HEM la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM va-a-NAH-khe-nu nish-ba-NU va-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu le-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative mah {מַה | māh} ‘what’ introducing a communal dilemma.
The verb na‘aseh {נַעֲשֶׂה | na‘ăśeh} ‘shall we do’ in the qal imperfect first person common plural conveys ongoing deliberation.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-hayin–shin–heh
“to do, make”
In context — Judges 21:7
What shall we do for them, for those who remain , for wives? For we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 21:7, so the Hebrew word מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (manaase) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.7.W1.S1) and character.