Jeremiah 17:7:3Jer.17.7.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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 yiv-TAKH
- clause
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-RUKH ha-GE-ver a-SHER yiv-TAKH ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH miv-ta-KHO
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a restrictive clause governed by the Qal imperfect yivtach {יִבְטַח | yiḇ-taḥ} ‘trusts’, followed by the prepositional phrase bayhwh {בַּיהוָה | ba-yə-hō-wāh} marking the divine object of trust.
Root and etymology
א־ש־ר
“to be straight, sacred pole”
In context — Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD , and whose confidence rests in the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 17:7, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֥ר (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 Jer.17.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.7.W3.S1) and character.