1 Chronicles 21:8:61 Chr.21.8.W6TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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 a-si-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM kha-ta-TI me-OD a-SHER a-si-TI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM kha-ta-TI me-OD a-SHER a-si-TI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-a-TA ha-a-VER-na et-a-VON av-de-KHA KI nis-kal-TI me-OD
Exegesis
The relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘that’ and the Qal perfect asiti {עָשִׂיתִי | ʿāśîtî} ‘I have done’ specifies the offense.
Root and etymology
Roots-r
“leader”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:8
And David said to God , “I have sinned greatly by doing this thing. And now, please remove the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 21:8, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֥ר (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.21.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.8.W6.S1) and character.