2 Kings 17:36:32 Kgs.17.36.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁר֩
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 he-e-LA ET-khem
- clause
KI IM-eT-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-khem me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-KHO-akh ga-DOL u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA o-TO ti-RA-u
- sentence
KI IM-eT-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-khem me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-KHO-akh ga-DOL u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA o-TO ti-RA-u ve-LO tish-ta-kha-VU ve-LO tiz-ba-KHU
Exegesis
The relative clause asher heʾelah etkhem meʾeretz Mitsrayim {אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | ʾă-šer he-ʿă-lāh ʾet-khem me-ʾe-reṣ mits-rā-yim} links worship duty to historical deliverance.
Root and etymology
ʾ-sh-r
“Asherah-pole, wooden cult object”
In context — 2 Kings 17:36
The LORD is the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm; Him you shall fear, to Him you shall bow down, and to Him you shall offer sacrifices.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:36, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר֩ (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.17.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.36.W3.S1) and character.