Proverbs 6:3:1Prov.6.3.W1TAB
עֲשֵׂ֨ה
ase
“do”
- Transliteration
- a-SE
- Extended
- ah-SEE
- IPA
- /ʕăˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SE
- phraseyour reading level
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI
- clause
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha
- sentence
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
Exegesis
The initial command aseh {עֲשֵׂ֨ה | ʿa-sê} ‘do’ linked with the demonstrative zot {זֹ֥את | zōʾāṯ} and inferential particle ʾepōʾ {אֵפ֪וֹא | ʾê-pōʾ} heightens immediacy.
Root and etymology
ע-ש-ה
“to do; to make”
In context — Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, humble yourself , and plead with your neighbor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:3, so the Hebrew word עֲשֵׂ֨ה (ase) 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.6.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.3.W1.S1) and character.