Jeremiah 23:40:7Jer.23.40.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
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
- clause
u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti a-lei-KHEM KHER-paT o-LAM u-khe-li-MUT o-LAM a-SHER LO tish-ka-KHE-AKH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher lo tishakh {אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ | ʾă-šer lō tiš-šā-ḵēaḥ} functions as a restrictive qualifier, reinforcing that the reproach and shame will not be forgotten. The crisp cadence in English mirrors the Hebrew parallelism while maintaining natural flow.
Root and etymology
ʾ-šaleph–shin
“fire”
In context — Jeremiah 23:40
And I will place upon you an everlasting reproach and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:40, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֖ר (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.23.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.40.W7.S1) and character.