Proverbs 16:11:5Prov.16.11.W5TAB
מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ
maasehu
“his work”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-SE-hu
- Extended
- mah-ah-SEH-hoo
- IPA
- /ma.ʕăˈseː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-SE-hu
- clause
ma-a-SE-hu KAL-av-NEI-khis
- sentence
PE-les u-mo-ze-NEI mish-PAT la-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-hu KAL-av-NEI-khis
Exegesis
In the second clause, maasehu {מַעֲשֵׂ֗הוּ | ma-ʿă-sē-hû} ‘his work’ governs kol-avnei-kis {כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס | kāl-ʾav-nê-kiś} ‘all stones of the bag’, referring to the standardized weights used in commerce. The chiastic structure and absence of a finite verb highlight YHWH’s sovereign authority. The English renderings preserve Hebrew parallelism and construct relationships through balanced syntax and possessive constructions.
Root and etymology
ʿ-s-hʿayin–shin–heh
“to do, make”
In context — Proverbs 16:11
Just scales and balanced measures are the LORD’s ; every stone-weight in the bag is His work .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:11, so the Hebrew word מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ (maasehu) 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 Prov.16.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.11.W5.S1) and character.