Deuteronomy 16:17:7Deut.16.17.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
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 na-TAN-lakh
- clause
ke-vir-KAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER na-TAN-lakh
- sentence
ISH ke-mat-NAT ya-DO ke-vir-KAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER na-TAN-lakh
Exegesis
The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} “which” introduces a defining clause with the verb nā-ṯān {נָתַן | nā-ṯān} “he gave” in Qal perfect third person masculine singular, followed by the beneficiary phrase lā-ḵā {לָךְ | lā-ḵā} “to you.” The Hebrew VSO order and parallel prepositional construction underscore a correlative structure between divine provision and human giving. In English the sequence is rendered in SVO order while preserving the proportional and causal relationships.
Root and etymology
’-š-raleph–shin–resh
“to go straight”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:17
Each man shall give according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given to you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:17, 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 Deut.16.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.17.W7.S1) and character.