Leviticus 24:19:8Lev.24.19.W8TAB
יֵעָ֥שֶׂה
yehaseh
“will be done”
- Transliteration
- yeh-a-SEH
- Extended
- yeh-ah-SEH
- IPA
- /jeː.ʕaːˈsɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be done
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long '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
yeh-a-SEH
- phraseyour reading level
yeh-a-SEH LO
- clause
ka-a-SHER a-SA KEN yeh-a-SEH LO
- sentence
ve-ISH kee-yi-TEN MOOM ba-a-mee-TO ka-a-SHER a-SA KEN yeh-a-SEH LO
Exegesis
The apodosis uses the passive Qal imperfect yē-ʿā-śeh {יֵעָשֶׂה | yē-ʿā-śeh} with the pronominal suffix lō {לוֹ | lō} to mirror the action. This chiastic structure formalizes the lex talionis principle, ensuring precise retributive justice.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ś-hayin-shin-he
“to do, make”
In context — Leviticus 24:19
And if any man causes a blemish to his neighbor , just as he has done, so it shall be done to him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 24:19, so the Hebrew word יֵעָ֥שֶׂה (yehaseh) 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.24.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.19.W8.S1) and character.