Judges 18:27:7Judg.18.27.W7TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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 ha-YA-lo
- clause
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev ve-ET-ha-IR sar-FU va-ESH
Exegesis
Direct objects are marked by et {אֵת | ʾēṯ} and are specified with relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer}.
In context — Judges 18:27
They seized what Micah had made and his priest, and moved against Laish, a people who were quiet and secure . They struck them down with the sword and set the city on fire.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Judg.18.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.27.W7.S1) and character.