Genesis 21:17:19Gen.21.17.W19TAB
בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
baasher
“where”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-SHER
- Extended
- bah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ba.ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ba-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
- clause
al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-lo-HIM et-KOL ha-na-AR va-yik-RA mal-AKH e-lo-HIM el-ha-GAR min-ha-sha-MA-yim va-YO-mer LAH mah-LAKH ha-GAR al-tir-I ki-sha-MA e-lo-HIM el-KOL ha-na-AR ba-a-SHER hu-SHAM
Exegesis
The clause baʾasher hûʾ šām {בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָׁם | baʾăšer hûʾ-šām} “where he is” underscores God’s immediate and precise hearing. In translation, Hebrew word order is regularized and idioms are rendered with equivalent English expressions that preserve the original tone of empathy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-raleph–shin–resh
“to go straight, to be blessed”
In context — Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is it with you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Genesis 21:17, so the Hebrew word בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (baasher) 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.21.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.17.W19.S1) and character.