2 Kings 21:11:22 Kgs.21.11.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an a-SHER a-SA
- clause
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-SA me-na-SHE ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA hat-to-e-VOT ha-E-le he-RA mik-KOL a-sher-a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER le-fa-NAV va-ya-kha-TI gam-et-ye-hu-DA be-gil-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The repeated relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} ‘which/that’ binds Manasseh’s actions to his identity (menashsheh melekh Yehudah).
The comparative expression mikol asher asu ha’emori {מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ הָאֱמֹרִי | mi-kōl ’ăšer ʿā-sû hā-’ĕ-mō-rî} ‘more than all that the Amorites did’ intensifies the wickedness in historical perspective.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-r
“upright, blessed”
In context — 2 Kings 21:11
Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations , he has done more evil than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and he has also caused Judah to sin with his idols .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 21:11, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֨ר (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.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.11.W2.S1) and character.