2 Chronicles 2:12:72 Chr.2.12.W7TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:11
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
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 A-sa
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel u-vi-NA a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
Two relative clauses introduced by ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} qualify God’s creative action ‘made’ and his bestowal ‘gave,’ with direct objects ’et-hāššāmayim {אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם | ’et-hāššāmayim} and wə’et-hā’āreṣ {וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ | wə’et-hā’āreṣ}.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:12
And Huram said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son skilled in insight and discerning understanding , who will build a house for the LORD and a palace for his kingdom.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 2:12, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֤ר (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 2 Chr.2.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.12.W7.S1) and character.