Isaiah 19:25:1Isa.19.25.W1TAB
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
asher
“whom or which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- whom or which
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 be-ra-KHO
- clause
a-SHER be-ra-KHO ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR
- sentence
a-SHER be-ra-KHO ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR ba-RUKH a-MI mits-ra-YIM u-ma-SE ya-DAI a-SHUR ve-na-kha-la-TI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a relative clause identifying those benefited by the action.
In context — Isaiah 19:25
Whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands , and Israel my inheritance.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:25, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֧ר (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.19.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.25.W1.S1) and character.