Deuteronomy 17:1:6Deut.17.1.W6TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“in which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in 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 yih-YEH bo
- clause
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA
- sentence
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ qualifies the animals: yihyeh bo mum {יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם | yih-yê-hê bô mūm} ‘there is in it a defect,’ where the imperfect conveys potential presence.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect , for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֨ר (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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W6.S1) and character.