Deuteronomy 17:14:3Deut.17.14.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃer/
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 Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH
- sentence
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʼăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʼăšer} identifies the land as that which Yəhōwāh Eloheikha {יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê-ḵā} is giving.
The comparison ke {כְּ | kə} in kəkāl-haggôyim {כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | kəkāl-haggôyim} aligns Israel’s request with other peoples, and the final relative clause ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy {אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתָֽי | ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy} situates it geographically. English subordinate clauses are reordered for clarity while preserving the Hebrew sequence and covenant emphasis.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the nations around me.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:14, 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.17.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.14.W3.S1) and character.