1 Samuel 15:14:91 Sam.15.14.W9TAB
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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-no-KHI
- clause
ve-KOL ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-ME-a
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL u-ME kol-ha-TSON ha-ZE be-oz-NAI ve-KOL ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-ME-a
Exegesis
Two parallel nominal clauses—qol ha-tson ha-zeh be-oznai {קוֹל-הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי | qōl ha-ṣōʾān ha-zēh bə-ʾōzānāy} and ve-qol ha-bakar asher anokhi shomea {וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ | wə-qōl ha-bā-qār ʾă-šer ʾā-nō-ḵî šō-mē-ʿā} employ the noun qol {קוֹל | qōl} in both clauses to create rhetorical symmetry.
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} links the second sound to the participle shomea {שֹׁמֵעַ | šō-mē-ʿā}, marking continuous action. English reorders elements for readability while preserving the dual-question format and the speaker’s personal perspective conveyed by the first person suffix in be-oznai. The repetition emphasizes the surprising report of animal noises following Saul’s reported victory.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:14
Samuel said, “What then is this sound of the flock in my ears, and the sound of the cattle that I am hearing?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:14, 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 Sam.15.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.14.W9.S1) and character.