Leviticus 23:3:12Lev.23.3.W12TAB
תַעֲשׂ֑וּ
taahsoo
“do”
- Transliteration
- ta-ah-SOO
- Extended
- tah-ah-SOO
- IPA
- /ta.ʕaˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do
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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Word in context
- word
ta-ah-SOO
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-ah-SOO
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The prohibition kol-melakhah lo ta’asu {כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ | kolle mǎlāḵāh lōʾ taʿăšû} employs negative concord for absolute disallowance of work.
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word תַעֲשׂ֑וּ (taahsoo) 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.23.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W12.S1) and character.