אֲשֶׁ֣ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֣ר

   a-SHER

   whom
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל

   a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL

   whom she bore to Saul
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת

   va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet

   and he took the king {direct object} two of sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah whom she bore to Saul {direct object} Armoni and {direct object} Mephibosheth
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת בְּנֵי֙ מִיכַ֣ל בַּת־שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖י הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃

   va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet ve-et-kha-ME-shet be-NEI mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-SHER yal-DA le-ad-ri-EL ben-bar-zil-LAI ha-me-kho-la-TI

   and he took the king {direct object} two of sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah whom she bore to Saul {direct object} Armoni and {direct object} Mephibosheth and {direct object} five of sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite

Exegesis

The relative clause ’asher yaldah {אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה} (‘whom she bore’) attaches to identify maternal origin.

A second parallel chain depicts Merab (Michal), and ’asher yaldah le-’Adriel {אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל} introduces her offspring with Adriel. In English these chains become appositive phrases and possessive forms to preserve the structured listing of names and relationships.