Jeremiah 18:1:2Jer.18.1.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“that which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that 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 ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
The verse opens with hadavar {הַדָּבָר | ha-dā-ḇār} functioning as the head of a relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer}.
In context — Jeremiah 18:1
A word came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:1, 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 Jer.18.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.1.W2.S1) and character.