Proverbs 21:3:1Prov.21.3.W1TAB
עֲ֭שֹׂה
aso
“to do”
- Transliteration
- A-so
- Extended
- AH-soh
- IPA
- /ˈʕă.soː/
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-so
- clause
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT
- sentence
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the infinitive construct asoh {עֲשֹׂה | ʿă-sôh} ‘to do’, which forms a construct chain with tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘righteousness’ and mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pāṭ} ‘justice’ connected by the conjunction vav {וּ | wə} ‘and’. This chain functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–shin–he
“to do, make”
In context — Proverbs 21:3
The LORD values doing righteousness and justice more than sacrifice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:3, so the Hebrew word עֲ֭שֹׂה (aso) 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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.3.W1.S1) and character.