Deuteronomy 21:14:13Deut.21.14.W13TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- a-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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER in-ni-TAH
- clause
lo-tit-a-MER BAH TA-khat a-SHER in-ni-TAH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA IM-LO kha-fats-TA BAH ve-shi-lakh-TAH le-naf-SHAH u-ma-KHOR lo-tim-ke-RE-na ba-KA-sef lo-tit-a-MER BAH TA-khat a-SHER in-ni-TAH
Exegesis
Finally, the causal clause taḥat asher ʿinīthāh {תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר עִנִּיתָהּ | ta-ḥat ʾă-šer ʿin-nī-ṯāh} “because you have afflicted her” provides the rationale. The sequence of varied verb stems and repeated negatives emphasizes the protective legal framework.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:14
And it shall be, if you do not delight in her, you shall send her away to herself, and you shall not sell her for silver, you shall not treat her as a slave , because you have afflicted her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 21:14, 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.21.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W13.S1) and character.