2 Samuel 23:21:42 Sam.23.21.W4TAB
אשר
asher
“who or which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who or which
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ISH mar-E
- clause
ve-HU-hi-KA et-ISH mits-RI a-SHER ISH mar-E u-ve-YAD ha-mits-RI kha-NIT va-YE-red e-LAV ba-sha-VET
- sentence
ve-HU-hi-KA et-ISH mits-RI a-SHER ISH mar-E u-ve-YAD ha-mits-RI kha-NIT va-YE-red e-LAV ba-sha-VET va-yig-ZOL et-ha-kha-NIT mi-YAD ha-mits-RI va-ya-har-GE-hu ba-kha-ni-TO
Exegesis
The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ăšer} ‘who’ links ish marʾeh {אִישׁ מַרְאֶה | ʾīš marʾēh} ‘man of appearance,’ a construct chain emphasizing the Egyptian’s stature.
Root and etymology
ש–ר
“prince, chief”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:21
And he struck down an Egyptian man of impressive appearance . Although the Egyptian held a spear in his hand, he went down to him with a staff, took the spear from his hand, and killed him with it.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 23:21, so the Hebrew word אשר (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.23.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.21.W4.S1) and character.