Isaiah 13:1:3Isa.13.1.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which or that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- which or that
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER kha-ZA
- clause
a-SHER kha-ZA ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
- sentence
ma-SA ba-VEL a-SHER kha-ZA ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘that’ introduces the subordinate clause detailing the visionary event.
In context — Isaiah 13:1
The oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Isa.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.1.W3.S1) and character.