2 Kings 17:20:92 Kgs.17.20.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hish-li-KHAM
- clause
AD a-SHER hish-li-KHAM mi-pa-NAV
- sentence
va-yim-AS Ye-ho-VAH be-KHOL-ZE-ra yis-ra-EL va-ye-a-NEM va-yit-te-NEM be-YAD-sho-SIM AD a-SHER hish-li-KHAM mi-pa-NAV
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by ’ad {עַד־ | ʿad} ‘until’ and asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘that’ frames the temporal boundary. In the target-language rendering, the Hebrew VSO order is converted into English SVO to preserve clarity while maintaining the sequence of divine actions.
Root and etymology
ʾ-sh-r
“Asherah-pole, wooden cult object”
In context — 2 Kings 17:20
And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He cast them out from before His presence .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 17:20, 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 2 Kgs.17.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.20.W9.S1) and character.