Deuteronomy 16:21:9Deut.16.21.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ta-a-SE-laKH
- clause
E-tsel miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER ta-a-SE-laKH
- sentence
lo-ti-TA le-KHA a-she-RAH kol-ETS E-tsel miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER ta-a-SE-laKH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher ta‘aseh-lekha {אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ | ’ă-šer ta-‘a-seh le-kha} ‘which you make for yourself’ further defines the altar. The sequence of negation and nested modifiers emphasizes the absolute prohibition of idolatrous installations in the sacred worship setting.
Root and etymology
’-š-raleph–shin–resh
“to go straight”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:21
You must not plant for yourself an Asherah —any tree—beside the altar of the LORD your God , which you make for yourself.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 16:21, 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.16.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.21.W9.S1) and character.