Proverbs 16:12:3Prov.16.12.W3TAB
עֲשׂ֣וֹת
asot
“to do”
- Transliteration
- a-SOT
- Extended
- ah-SOHT
- IPA
- /ʕăˈsoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SOT
- clause
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha
- sentence
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE
Exegesis
The Qal infinitive construct asot {עֲשׂוֹת | ‘ă-sôt} with its object resha {רֶשַׁע | ré-ša‘} forms a substantive clause denoting the objectionable act.
In context — Proverbs 16:12
Wickedness is detestable to kings, for by righteousness the throne is made secure.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:12, so the Hebrew word עֲשׂ֣וֹת (asot) 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.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.12.W3.S1) and character.