Genesis 17:10:3Gen.17.10.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 tish-me-RU
- clause
ZOT be-ri-TI a-SHER tish-me-RU bei-NI u-vei-nei-KHEM u-VEIN zar-a-KHA a-kha-REI-kha
- sentence
ZOT be-ri-TI a-SHER tish-me-RU bei-NI u-vei-nei-KHEM u-VEIN zar-a-KHA a-kha-REI-kha him-MOL la-KHEM kol-za-KHAR
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ specifies the obligation, with tishmeru {תִּשְׁמְרוּ | tiš-mə-rû} ‘you shall keep’ expressing ongoing duty.
In context — Genesis 17:10
This is My covenant that you are to keep between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you must be circumcised.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 17:10, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Gen.17.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.10.W3.S1) and character.