2 Samuel 20:13:12 Sam.20.13.W1TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
kaasher
“as, when”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as, when
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER ho-GA
- clause
ka-a-SHER ho-GA min-ha-me-si-LA
- sentence
ka-a-SHER ho-GA min-ha-me-si-LA a-VAR kol-ISH a-kha-RE yo-AV lir-DOF a-kha-RE SHE-va ben-bik-RI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subordinating conjunction ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾa-šer}, marking a temporal clause.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:13
When he had been removed from the road, every man followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:13, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (kaasher) 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.20.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.13.W1.S1) and character.