Genesis 32:2:3Gen.32.2.W3TABWLC Genesis 32:3
כַּאֲשֶׁר
kaasher
“when”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʔăˈʃɛr/
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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Word in context
- word
ka-a-SHER
- sentence
va-yo-MER ya-a-KOV ka-a-SHER RA-am ma-kha-NE e-lo-HIM ZEH va-yi-ke-RA shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-na-YIM
Exegesis
The temporal conjunction kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} governs raam {רָאָם | rā-ʾām} “he saw them,” framing the moment of perception.
In context — Genesis 32:2
Upon seeing them, Jacob declared, “This is the camp of God ,” and he named that place Mahanaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 32:2, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁר (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.32.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.2.W3.S1) and character.