Deuteronomy 13:12:4Deut.13.12.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:13
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- a-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 Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ki-tish-MA be-a-KHAT a-re-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH la-SHE-vet SHAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The relative clause asher YHWH eloheikha noten lekha {אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ} uses the active participle noten {נוֹתֵן | nō-tēn} to convey ongoing divine bestowal.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:12
If you hear it said in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 13:12, 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 Deut.13.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.12.W4.S1) and character.