Deuteronomy 18:2:8Deut.18.2.W8TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
kaasher
“as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /kaʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-a-SHER
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
- sentence
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The relative ka-asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | kā-ʼă-šer} introduces the clause with the Piel perfect dibber-lo {דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ | dibbēr-lōw} ‘he spoke to him,’ tying the inheritance to God’s prior declaration. The structure of prohibition followed by affirmation underscores the Levites’ unique status.
Root and etymology
“fire”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:2
They shall have no inherited allotment among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, just as He spoke to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 18:2, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (kaasher) 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.18.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.2.W8.S1) and character.