1 Kings 17:9:41 Kgs.17.9.W4TAB
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 le-tsi-DON
- clause
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
Asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʼăšer} introduces a relative clause specifying its relation to Sidon (le-tsidon {לְצִיד֔וֹן | lə-ṣīḏōn}).
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 17:9, 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.17.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W4.S1) and character.