Genesis 26:2:9Gen.26.2.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔă.ˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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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
- clause
she-KHON ba-A-rets a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma she-KHON ba-A-rets a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a specifying clause with omar {אֹמַר | ʾō-mar} and eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾê-lê-kā}, conveying ongoing divine direction. The translation renders the wayyiqtol verbs in simple past, portrays the prohibition as "You must not go down" in the formal and "Do not go down" in the dynamic, contrasts "live" versus "Remain" for the imperative, and interprets omar as "I will direct you to" and "I indicate to you" to reflect future-oriented versus present-directive nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootś-r-r
“to rule, exercise authority”
In context — Genesis 26:2
Then the LORD appeared to him and said, "You must not go down to Egypt; live in the land that I will direct you to."
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 26:2, 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.26.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.2.W9.S1) and character.