Genesis 18:17:6Gen.18.17.W6TAB
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
asher
“what”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
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
- clause
ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
Exegesis
The relative clause asher ani oseh {אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶֽׂה | ʾă-šer ʾă-nî ʿō-śeh} defines the object of concealment as the very action God is performing. The repetition of ani before oseh underlines personal agency, and ʿōśeh conveys imminence, naturally rendered as “am about to do.”
In context — Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Should I keep hidden from Abraham what I am about to do?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֖ר (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.18.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.17.W6.S1) and character.