Deuteronomy 20:16:5Deut.20.16.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁר֙
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- clause
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA
- sentence
RAK me-a-REI ha-a-MIM ha-EI-le a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-kha-LA LO te-khai-YE kol-ne-sha-MA
Exegesis
The relative clause with ʾašer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾašer} ‘which’ specifies those cities.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:16
But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance , you shall not let live any breathing thing.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר֙ (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.20.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.16.W5.S1) and character.