Leviticus 19:4:6Lev.19.4.W6TAB
תַעֲשׂ֖וּ
taasu
“make”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SU
- Extended
- tah-ah-SUU
- IPA
- /ta.ʕaˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- make
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-SU
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-a-SU
- clause
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM
- sentence
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
A parallel prohibition is established by the particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ with the Qal imperfect ta'asu {תַעֲשׂוּ | taʿă-sû} ‘you make’.
In context — Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten metal gods. I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 19:4, so the Hebrew word תַעֲשׂ֖וּ (taasu) 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 Lev.19.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.4.W6.S1) and character.