2 Kings 21:9:82 Kgs.21.9.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר֙
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
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
- clause
va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The comparative min-haggoyim {מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם | min-ha-ggôyim} sets a standard exceeded by Israel’s evil, specified by the relative clause asher hishmid {אֲשֶׁר֙ הִשְׁמִ֣יד | ʾăšer hišmîḏ} in hiphil perfect, highlighting utter destruction by YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-r
“upright, blessed”
In context — 2 Kings 21:9
But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר֙ (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.21.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.9.W8.S1) and character.