Exodus 20:2:4Exod.20.2.W4TAB
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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 ho-tse-TI-kha
- clause
a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-BEIT a-va-DIM
- sentence
a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces the defining clause asher hotseitikha {אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ | ʾă-šer hō-ṣē-ʾtî-kā} ‘who brought you out’, where the Hifil perfect verb frames God’s past redemptive act as the basis for covenant obligation.
In context — Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD your God , who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֧ר (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.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.2.W4.S1) and character.