2 Samuel 19:37:172 Sam.19.37.W17TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:38
אֲשֶׁר־ט֣וֹב
ashertov
“which is good”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-TOV
- Extended
- ah-shehr-TOHV
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛrˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- which is good
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-TOV be-e-NE-kha
- clause
ve-hi-NE av-DE-kha khim-HEM ya-a-VOR im-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-a-SE-LO ET a-sher-TOV be-e-NE-kha
- sentence
ya-SHAV-NA av-DE-kha ve-a-MUT be-i-RI IM KE-ver a-VI ve-i-MI ve-hi-NE av-DE-kha khim-HEM ya-a-VOR im-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-a-SE-LO ET a-sher-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The imperative vaaseh {וַעֲשֵׂה | wa-ʿǎ-sēh} ‘do’, with lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘for him’, begins a command clause, while the free relative asher yatuv {אֲשֶׁר יָטּוּב | ă-šer yā-ṭūḇ} ‘whatever is good’ functions as the object, qualified by be-eineka {בְּעֵינֶיךָ | bə-ʾeynē-khā} ‘in your eyes’, granting discretionary authority to the addressee. The Hebrew word order foregrounds the speaker’s personal plea before transferring royal favor.
Root and etymology
ש־ר
“prince, leader”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:37
Let your servant please remain, that I may die in my city beside the grave of my father and my mother. And behold your servant Kimham —let him cross over with my lord the king and do for him whatever is good in your eyes.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:37:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 19:37, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־ט֣וֹב (ashertov) 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.19.37.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.37.W17.S1) and character.