Deuteronomy 18:9:5Deut.18.9.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה
asheryehovah
“which the LORD”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} introduces a clause defining “land” as that which Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} nāṯēn {נֹתֵן | nōṯēn} is giving.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:9
For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה (asheryehovah) 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.18.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W5.S1) and character.