1 Samuel 21:7:151 Sam.21.7.W15TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:8
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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-sha-UL
- clause
a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL
- sentence
ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL
Exegesis
The coordinate ve-shemo Doeg ha-edomi rosh ha-ro‘im asher le-Saul {וְשְׁמוֹ דֹּעֶג הָאֱדֹמִי רֹאשׁ־הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לְשָׁאוּל} “and his name was Doeg the Edomite, head of the shepherds who belonged to Saul” uses rosh to denote rank. The sequence underscores sudden revelation and official role within Saul’s household.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:7
And behold, a man of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD ; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s herdsmen.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 21:7, 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.21.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.7.W15.S1) and character.