Deuteronomy 21:23:14Deut.21.23.W14TAB
אֲשֶׁר֙
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
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
ve-LO te-ta-ME et-ad-ma-TE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
- sentence
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI ve-LO te-ta-ME et-ad-ma-TE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
In context — Deuteronomy 21:23
You shall not leave his corpse overnight upon the tree, but you must surely bury him that same day, for the one who is hanged is cursed by God; and you shall not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 21:23, 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.21.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.23.W14.S1) and character.