2 Chronicles 33:22:52 Chr.33.22.W5TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
kaasher
“as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /kaʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER a-SA
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV u-le-KHOL-ha-pe-si-LIM a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE a-VIV zi-BAKH a-MON va-ya-av-DEM
Exegesis
The comparative ka'asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka-ʾă-šer} introduces a parallel to Manasseh’s actions, while the construct chain Menasheh aviv {מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה אָבִ֑יו | Mə-naš-šēh ʾā-ḇîw} presents “Manasseh his father.”
Root and etymology
Rootśr
“commander”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:22
He did evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as his father Manasseh had done. To all the idols that his father Manasseh had made, Amon sacrificed and served them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 33:22, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (kaasher) 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.33.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.22.W5.S1) and character.