Isaiah 17:8:11Isa.17.8.W11TAB
וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים
vehaasherim
“and the Asherim”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-a-she-RIM
- Extended
- veh-haa-ah-sheh-REEM
- IPA
- /vəhaː.ʔăʃeːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Asherim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-a-she-RIM
- clause
va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
- sentence
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
Exegesis
The second negation lo yirʾeh {לֹא יִרְאֶה | lōʾ yirʾeh} ‘will not see’ intensifies the rejection before enumerating veha-asherim {וְהָאֲשֵׁרִים | we-hā-ʾăšerim} ‘the Asherah poles’ and veha-chammanim {וְהָחַמָּנִים | we-hā-ḥammānim} ‘the sun-pillars.’ Parallel negatives and relative clauses underscore a comprehensive denial of human-crafted religious symbols.
In context — Isaiah 17:8
He will not pay attention to the altars, the work of his hands and that which his fingers have made; he will not look at the Asherim or the sun-pillars .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 17:8, so the Hebrew word וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים (vehaasherim) 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.17.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.8.W11.S1) and character.