Exodus 19:4:3Exod.19.4.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“what”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-SI-ti
- clause
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim va-e-SA et-KHEM al-kan-FEI ne-sha-RIM va-a-VI et-KHEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a content clause linked to asiti {עָשִׂיתִי | ʿā-šî-tî} ‘I did’ toward le-mitsrāyim {לְמִצְרָיִם | lə-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘to Egypt’.
In context — Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:4, 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 Exod.19.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.4.W3.S1) and character.