Exodus 17:10:3Exod.17.10.W3TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
kaasher
“just as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- just 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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Word in context
- word
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO
- clause
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
Exegesis
The conjunction kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘just as’ introduces the clause amar-lo {אָֽמַר־לוֹ֙ | ʾā-mar-lō} ‘he said to him,’ tying Joshua’s action precisely to Moses’ word.
In context — Exodus 17:10
Joshua obeyed Moses’ spoken command and fought Amalek . Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascended to the summit of the hill.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (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 Exod.17.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W3.S1) and character.