Exodus 18:14:11Exod.18.14.W11TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-TA o-SE
- clause
va-yo-MER mah-had-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SHER a-TA o-SE la-AM mad-DU-a a-TA yo-SHEV le-vad-DE-kha ve-khol-ha-AM nit-TSAV a-LE-kha min-BO-ker ad-A-rev
- sentence
va-YAR kho-TEN mo-SHE ET kol-a-sher-HU o-SE la-AM va-yo-MER mah-had-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SHER a-TA o-SE la-AM mad-DU-a a-TA yo-SHEV le-vad-DE-kha ve-khol-ha-AM nit-TSAV a-LE-kha min-BO-ker ad-A-rev
Exegesis
The particle ʾet {אֵת | ʾēt} signals the definite direct object, here the headless relative clause kol-ă-šer hū ʿō-seh lā-ʿām {כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂה לָעָם | kāl-ă-šer hūʾ ʿō-śeh lā-ʿām} ‘all that he is doing for the people’, emphasizing totality.
Root and etymology
Rootsin–resh–resh
“prince, official”
In context — Exodus 18:14
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this matter that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit by yourself while all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 18:14, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֨ר (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 Exod.18.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.14.W11.S1) and character.