Joshua 17:5:8Josh.17.5.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
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
le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by ʾă·šer {אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾă·šer} governs the locative phrase mē·‛eḇer la·yar·dên {מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן | mē·‛eḇer la·yar·dên}, specifying the land “beyond the Jordan.”
In context — Joshua 17:5
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, apart the land of Gilead and Bashan that lies beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 17:5, 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 Josh.17.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.5.W8.S1) and character.