2 Samuel 13:15:122 Sam.13.15.W12TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-he-VA
- clause
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA
- sentence
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
Exegesis
Two relative clauses with ha-sinʾāh {הַשִּׂנְאָה | ha-sinʾāh} + ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ăšer} and mēha’ăbāh {מֵאַהֲבָה | mēhaʼăbāh} + ăšer construct the comparative “more than” relation.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ־ר
“which, that”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred , for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Sam.13.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.15.W12.S1) and character.