1 Kings 16:20:51 Kgs.16.20.W5TAB
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 ka-SHAR
- clause
ve-YE-ter div-RE zim-RI ve-kish-RO a-SHER ka-SHAR
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE zim-RI ve-kish-RO a-SHER ka-SHAR ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The compound ve-kishro asher qashar {וְקִשְׁרוֹ אֲשֶׁר קָשָׁר | wə-qiš-rô ʾă-šer qā-šar} forms a construct chain with a relative clause ‘and his conspiracy which he conspired,’ highlighting clandestine intent.
Root and etymology
ś-rshin–resh
“prince, chief”
In context — 1 Kings 16:20
The other matters concerning Zimri—his deeds and the conspiracy he carried out—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:20, 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 Kgs.16.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.20.W5.S1) and character.