2 Kings 21:20:52 Kgs.21.20.W5TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
kaasher
“as which, just as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /kaʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as which, just as
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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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Word in context
- word
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER a-SA
- clause
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
Exegesis
Ka'asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaʾăšer} introduces a comparative clause equating Josiah’s actions with those of his predecessor (asah Menasheh {עָשָׂ֖ה מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה | ‘āsâ Mənaššê}).
In context — 2 Kings 21:20
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as Manasseh his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 21:20, 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 Kgs.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.20.W5.S1) and character.