Isaiah 20:6:9Isa.20.6.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁר־נַ֤סְנוּ
ashernasnu
“which we fled”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-NAS-nu
- Extended
- ah-sher-NAS-noo
- IPA
- /ʔăʃɛrˈnasnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which we fled
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-NAS-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM
- clause
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
Exegesis
The relative purpose clause mabbaten-u asher nasnu sham le’ezrah {מַבָּטֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר נַסְנוּ שָׁם לְעֶזְרָה | mab-bā-tēnû ă-šer nas-nû šām lə-ʿe-zrāh} conveys hope for rescue.
In context — Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־נַ֤סְנוּ (ashernasnu) 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.20.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W9.S1) and character.