Joshua 14:5:1Josh.14.5.W1TAB
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
kaasher
“as”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-SHER
- Extended
- kah-a-shehr
- IPA
- /ka.ʔăˈʃer/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
Exegesis
The verse opens with ka'asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘as/just as’, introducing a comparative clause that links divine instruction to human action.
In context — Joshua 14:5
Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so did the sons of Israel, and they divided the land .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:5, so the Hebrew word כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (kaasher) 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 Josh.14.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.5.W1.S1) and character.