Proverbs 24:6:3Prov.24.6.W3TAB
תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣
taaselekha
“you will make for yourself”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SE-le-KHA
- Extended
- tah-ah-SEH-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ta.ʕăˈsɛː ləˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will make for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-SE-le-KHA
- clause
KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA u-te-shu-A be-ROV yo-ETS
Exegesis
The verb ta‘ăśêh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ă-śê}, Qal imperfect second person masculine singular, carries the main action, combining with the pronominal suffix lə-khā {לְךָ | lə-khā} ‘for yourself’ to highlight personal agency and mil-ḥā-māh {מִלְחָמָה | mil-ḥā-māh} ‘war’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
ע־ש־ה
“to do, perform”
In context — Proverbs 24:6
For by wise strategies you will make war for yourself, and deliverance comes through many counselors .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:6, so the Hebrew word תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣ (taaselekha) 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.24.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.6.W3.S1) and character.