Exodus 21:8:4Exod.21.8.W4TAB
אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֥ו
asherlo
“who for himself”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-LO
- Extended
- ah-shehr-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛrˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who for himself
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-LO
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH
- clause
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH
- sentence
im-ra-AH be-e-NEI a-do-NE-ha a-sher-LO ye-a-DAH ve-hef-DAH le-AM nokh-RI lo-yim-SHOL le-mokh-RAH be-vig-do-VAH
Root and etymology
א–ש–ר
“to bind, tie”
In context — Exodus 21:8
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He must not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, since he has acted treacherously against her.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:8, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֥ו (asherlo) 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.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.8.W4.S1) and character.