1 Chronicles 13:6:71 Chr.13.6.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-YA-al da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ba-a-la-TA el-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YA-al da-VID ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ba-a-la-TA el-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA le-ha-a-LOT mish-SHAM ET a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH yo-SHEV ha-ke-ru-VIM a-sher-nik-RA SHEM
Exegesis
We render the Nifal perfect asher-nikra {אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא | ʾăšer-nik-rāʾ} as “is called by the Name” to convey its passive association with the LORD’s Name.
Root and etymology
“prince, ruler”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:6
And David and all Israel went up to Baalah—Kiryath-Yearim in Judah—to bring up from there the ark of God , which is called by the Name—the Name of the LORD , who dwells above the cherubim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 13:6, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) 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 1 Chr.13.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.6.W7.S1) and character.