Proverbs 24:32:3Prov.24.32.W3TAB
אָשִׁ֣ית
ashit
“I set”
- Transliteration
- a-SHIT
- Extended
- aa-SHEET
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- I set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHIT
- clause
va-e-KHE-ze a-no-KHI a-SHIT li-BI
- sentence
va-e-KHE-ze a-no-KHI a-SHIT li-BI ra-I-TI la-KHAKH-ti mu-SAR
Exegesis
The clause ashit libbi {אָשִׁית לִבִּי | ʾā·šîṯ lî·bbî} ‘I set my heart’ employs a construct object idiomatically for focused intention.
In context — Proverbs 24:32
And I looked and set my heart to it; I saw and received instruction .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:32, so the Hebrew word אָשִׁ֣ית (ashit) 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.24.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.32.W3.S1) and character.