1 Kings 16:22:71 Kgs.16.22.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“who or which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who or 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 a-kha-RE
- clause
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT
- sentence
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI
Exegesis
The paired phrases ha’am asher acharei Omri {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי עָמְרִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê ʿām-rî} and ha’am asher acharei Tibni {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי תִּבְנִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê tîv-nî} link supporters to their respective leaders.
Root and etymology
ś-rshin–resh
“prince, chief”
In context — 1 Kings 16:22
And the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; so Tibni died and Omri reigned .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:22, 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 Kgs.16.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.22.W7.S1) and character.