Exodus 23:15:8Exod.23.15.W8TAB
כּֽ͏ַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
kaasher
“as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔa.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha
- clause
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT tish-MOR shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha le-mo-ED KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ki-VO ya-TSA-ta mim-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
et-KHAG ha-mat-TSOT tish-MOR shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT ka-a-SHER tsi-vee-TI-kha le-mo-ED KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ki-VO ya-TSA-ta mim-mits-RA-yim ve-lo-ye-ra-U fa-NAI rei-KAM
Exegesis
Kaʾašer{כַּאֲשֶׁר | kaʾašer} introduces the subordinate clause ṣivītī-khā{צִוִּיתִךָ | ṣivītî-khā} “I commanded you,” linking to divine instruction.
In context — Exodus 23:15
You shall observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days and eat unleavened bread as I have commanded you at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you went out from Egypt. No one shall appear before My face empty-handed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 23:15, so the Hebrew word כּֽ͏ַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (kaasher) 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.23.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.15.W8.S1) and character.