Genesis 18:33:3Gen.18.33.W3TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
kaasher
“when”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER kil-LA
- clause
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO
Exegesis
The conjunction kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} introduces a temporal subordinate clause linking the departure to the completion of speech.
In context — Genesis 18:33
Then the LORD went on from there when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:33, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Gen.18.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.33.W3.S1) and character.