2 Kings 13:6:102 Kgs.13.6.W10TAB
הָאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה
haahshehra
“the Asherah”
- Transliteration
- ha-ah-sheh-RA
- Extended
- hah-ah-sheh-RAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʔăʃeːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Asherah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ah-sheh-RA
- clause
veh-GAM ha-ah-sheh-RA AHM-DA be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
AKH loh-SA-roo meh-kha-TO-ot BEIT-ya-rah-ve-AM a-SHER-heh-kheh-TEE ET-yis-ra-EL BAH ha-LAKH veh-GAM ha-ah-sheh-RA AHM-DA be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-ḡam {וְגַם | wə-ḡam} ‘and also’ introduces a parallel clause, hā-’ă-šē-rāh ’ā-ma-ḏāh bə-šom-rōn {הָאֲשֵׁרָה עָמְדָה בְּשֹמְרוֹן | hā-’ă-šē-rāh ’ā-ma-ḏāh bə-šom-rōn} ‘the Asherah stood in Samaria,’ a nominal clause with Qal perfect indicating ongoing idolatrous presence. English rendering maintains Hebrew word order while adding connectors for clarity and coherence.
Root and etymology
aleph-shin-reshaleph–shin–resh
“upright pole”
In context — 2 Kings 13:6
Yet they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam , which he caused Israel to sin; they walked in them, and the Asherah stood in Samaria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 13:6, so the Hebrew word הָאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה (haahshehra) 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 Kgs.13.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.6.W10.S1) and character.