Exodus 22:9:7Exod.22.9.W7TABWLC Exodus 22:8
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
asher
“about which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- about which
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 yo-MAR
- clause
al-kol-de-var-PE-sha al-SHOR al-kha-MOR al-SE al-sal-MA al-kol-a-ve-DA a-SHER yo-MAR ki-HU ZE AD ha-e-lo-HIM ya-VO de-var-she-NEI-hem
- sentence
al-kol-de-var-PE-sha al-SHOR al-kha-MOR al-SE al-sal-MA al-kol-a-ve-DA a-SHER yo-MAR ki-HU ZE AD ha-e-lo-HIM ya-VO de-var-she-NEI-hem a-SHER yar-shi-UN e-lo-HIM ye-shal-LEM she-na-YIM le-re-E-hu
Exegesis
The relative clause asher yomer ki hu zeh {אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר כִּי־הוּא־זֶה | ʾă-šer yō-mer kî hū zeh} functions as a claimant’s assertion of ownership.
In context — Exodus 22:9
For every trespass concerning an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item about which one says “This is it,” the case of both parties shall come before the judges , and whoever the judges declare guilty shall pay double to his neighbor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֤ר (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.22.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.9.W7.S1) and character.