1 Kings 15:5:11 Kgs.15.5.W1TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“because or that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- because or 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-SA da-VID
- clause
a-SHER a-SA da-VID et-ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-SHER a-SA da-VID et-ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-SAAR mi-KOL a-sher-tsi-VA-hu KOL ye-ME kha-YAV RAK bid-VAR u-ri-YA ha-khi-TI
Exegesis
The clause opens with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} functioning causally (“because”), grounding the preceding narrative claim in David’s overall pattern of loyalty.
Root and etymology
š-raleph-shin-resh
“to go straight, to prosper”
In context — 1 Kings 15:5
Because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , he did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:5, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֨ר (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 Kgs.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.5.W1.S1) and character.