Exodus 23:20:10Exod.23.20.W10TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
- clause
ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
- sentence
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
Exegesis
The relative clause asher hakhinoti {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾǎšer hǎḵînōtî}, with Hifil perfect, expresses the causative action of divine preparation. The structure moves from divine commission to guardian action and settled arrival.
In context — Exodus 23:20
Behold, I am sending an angel ahead of you, to keep watch over you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 23:20, 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.23.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.20.W10.S1) and character.