Daniel 8:6:5Dan.8.6.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
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 ra-EE-ti
- clause
va-ya-VO ad-ha-A-yil BA-al ha-ke-ra-NA-yim a-SHER ra-EE-ti o-MED lif-NE ha-u-BAL
- sentence
va-ya-VO ad-ha-A-yil BA-al ha-ke-ra-NA-yim a-SHER ra-EE-ti o-MED lif-NE ha-u-BAL va-ya-RATS e-LAV ba-kha-MAT ko-KHO
Exegesis
The construct phrase baʿal haqeranim {בַּעַל הַקְּרָנַיִם | baʿal haq-qərənāyim} “possessor of the horns” attributes the horns to the ram, and the relative clause asher ra’iti omed {אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי עֹמֵד | ʾăšer rā’ītî ʿōmēd} “which I saw standing” provides descriptive emphasis.
Root and etymology
RootShin, Resh
“prince, leader”
In context — Daniel 8:6
And he came up to the ram with the horns I had seen standing before the canal , and he ran toward it in the rage of his strength .
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 8:6, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Dan.8.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.6.W5.S1) and character.