2 Samuel 23:15:92 Sam.23.15.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 ba-sha-AR
- clause
MI yash-ke-NI MA-yim mi-BO-ar BET-LE-khem a-SHER ba-sha-AR
- sentence
va-yit-a-VE da-VID va-yo-MAR MI yash-ke-NI MA-yim mi-BO-ar BET-LE-khem a-SHER ba-sha-AR
Exegesis
The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ with bashaar {בַּשָּֽׁעַר | bash·šā·ʿar} ‘is by the gate’ further refines the setting. Together, these elements focus on David’s urgent petition at a communal landmark.
Root and etymology
ש–ר
“prince, chief”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:15
And David longed and said, “Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 23:15, 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.23.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.15.W9.S1) and character.