Deuteronomy 15:4:10Deut.15.4.W10TAB
אֲשֶׁר֙
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
- clause
ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH
- sentence
E-fes KI LO yih-yeh-be-KHA ev-YON ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ introduces a defining clause specifying the land.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:4
Nevertheless, there will not be a poor one among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving to you as an inheritance to possess.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 15:4, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר֙ (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.15.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.4.W10.S1) and character.