Exodus 17:11:2Exod.17.11.W2TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
kaasher
“when”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER ya-RIM mo-SHEH
- clause
ve-ha-YA ka-a-SHER ya-RIM mo-SHEH ya-DO ve-ga-VAR yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ka-a-SHER ya-RIM mo-SHEH ya-DO ve-ga-VAR yis-ra-EL ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh ya-DO ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK
Exegesis
A temporal clause with kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka-ʾă-šer} governs the Hifil imperfect yarim {יָרִ֥ים | yā-rîm} “he lifts up” and its object yado {יָד֖וֹ | yā-dô} “his hand.”
In context — Exodus 17:11
Whenever Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed ; but when he lowered his hand to rest, Amalek prevailed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:11, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (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.17.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.11.W2.S1) and character.