Isaiah 39:8:6Isa.39.8.W6TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 di-BAR-ta
- clause
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The construct devar-yhwh {דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה | dəvar-yəhōwâh} ‘word of the LORD’ underscores divine authority and is linked by asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ to Isaiah’s prophecy.
In context — Isaiah 39:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 39:8, 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.39.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.8.W6.S1) and character.