Deuteronomy 18:17:5Deut.18.17.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“what”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
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 di-be-ROO
- clause
hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect heitivu {הֵיטִ֖יבוּ | hê-tî-vû} ‘they have done well’ conveys divine approval, and the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʼă-šer} ‘that’ introduces the Piel perfect clause with diberu {דִּבֵּֽרוּ | dî-bē-rû} ‘they have spoken’, focusing on the people’s deliberate communication. This structure unites divine endorsement and the content of their words into a single concise declaration.
Root and etymology
“fire”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:17
And the LORD said to me, “They have done well regarding what they have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:17, 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.18.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.17.W5.S1) and character.