2 Samuel 14:22:182 Sam.14.22.W18TAB
אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה
asherasa
“that which he did”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-a-SA
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-aa-SAA
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛr.ʕaːˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that which he did
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-a-SA
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yi-POL yo-AV el-pa-NAV AR-tsa va-yish-ta-KHU va-ye-va-REKH et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause asher asah hamelekh {אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ʾăšer-ʿāśâ hamméleḵ} establishes causality for Joab’s confidence.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-wresh–ayin–waw
“evil, bad”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down, and he blessed the king. Then Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king , because the king has fulfilled the word of his servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:22:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 14:22, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה (asherasa) 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.14.22.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.22.W18.S1) and character.