אֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר

   a-SHER

   which or that
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד

   a-SHER la-KHAD

   which or that he captured
3. clause🔊 וַיִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְעָרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד אָסָ֥א אָבִֽיו׃

   va-yit-TEN ne-tsi-VIM be-E-rets ye-hu-DA u-ve-a-RE e-fe-RA-yim a-SHER la-KHAD a-SA a-VI-v

   and he put or set garrisons or officers in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which or that he captured Asa his father
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּ֨תֶּן־חַ֔יִל בְּכָל־עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה הַבְּצֻר֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְעָרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד אָסָ֥א אָבִֽיו׃

   va-yit-TEN-kha-YIL be-KHOL-a-RE ye-hu-DA ha-be-tsu-ROT va-yit-TEN ne-tsi-VIM be-E-rets ye-hu-DA u-ve-a-RE e-fe-RA-yim a-SHER la-KHAD a-SA a-VI-v

   and he put or placed strength or forces in all the cities of Judah the fortified {ones} or the fortified {cities} and he put or set garrisons or officers in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which or that he captured Asa his father

Exegesis

The relative clause ’ăšer lākad ’Ōśā ’āvîv {אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד אָסָ֥א אָבִֽיו | ’ăšer lākad ’Ōśā ’āvîv} specifies that these cities had been taken by Asa. English syntax preserves the Hebrew parallel structure to reflect both sequential and functional balance.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 א־שׁ־רAleph–Shin–Resh

“sacred pole, tree”

• 🔊 אֲשֵׁרִיםăšērîmAsherah polesJudges 3:7