2 Samuel 17:10:142 Sam.17.10.W14TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“who or which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who or 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 i-TO
- clause
ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
- sentence
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer} introduces the simile libbô {לִבּוֹ | libbô} ‘his heart’ compared to kelev hā-ʾaryēh {כְּלֵ֥ב הָאַרְיֵ֖ה | kelev hā-ʾaryēh} ‘heart of a lion’.
Finally, ū-bənē-ḥayil ʾă-šer ʾitô {וּבְנֵי־חַיִל אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ | ū-bənē-ḥayil ʾă-šer ʾitô} ‘and the valiant sons who are with him’ underscores the collective reputation.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֥ר (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.17.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W14.S1) and character.