Joshua 17:7:3Josh.17.7.W3TAB
מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר
measher
“from Asher”
- Transliteration
- me-a-SHER
- Extended
- meh-aa-SHEHR
- IPA
- /me.ʔaˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Asher
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-a-SHER
- clause
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM
- sentence
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me-asher {מֵאָשֵׁר | mê-ʾā-šer} identifies the boundary’s origin at Asher.
In context — Joshua 17:7
And the border of Manasseh began at Asher and extended to Mikmethath , which lies opposite Shechem. Then the boundary continued southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 17:7, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר (measher) 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.17.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.7.W3.S1) and character.