Jeremiah 20:17:1Jer.20.17.W1TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“because or that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- because or that
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 LO-MO-te-ta-NI
- clause
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem
- sentence
a-SHER LO-MO-te-ta-NI me-RA-khem va-te-HI-LI i-MI kiv-RI ve-RA-khMA ha-RAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘that,’ linking this clause to the preceding lament.
Root and etymology
“fire”
In context — Jeremiah 20:17
Because he did not kill me in the womb , my mother became my grave, and her womb experienced everlasting pregnancy .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:17, 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.20.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.17.W1.S1) and character.