Deuteronomy 17:11:3Deut.17.11.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
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 yo-ru-KHA
- clause
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH
- sentence
al-PI ha-to-RAH a-SHER yo-ru-KHA ve-al-ha-mish-PAT a-SHER-YO-mru le-KHA ta-a-SEH LO ta-SUR min-ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ya-GI-du le-KHA ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ links to yō-rū-ḵā {יוֹרוּךָ | yō-rū-ḵā} ‘they instruct you,’ highlighting teaching authority.
The conjunction wə-‘al {וְעַל־ | wə-‘al} ‘and according to’ parallels ham-miš-p̄ā-ṭ {הַמִּשְׁפָּט | ham-miš-p̄ā-ṭ} ‘judgment,’ followed by another ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ and yō-mə-rû {יֹאמְר֥וּ | yō-mə-rû} ‘they say,’ setting up the expectation in ta-‘ă-śeh {תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה | ta-‘ă-śeh} ‘you shall do.’
In context — Deuteronomy 17:11
According to the instruction which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they declare to you, you shall act. You shall not turn aside from the word that they declare to you, either to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:11, 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.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.11.W3.S1) and character.