Leviticus 19:22:14Lev.19.22.W14TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ahsher
“that”
- Transliteration
- ah-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
ah-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ah-SHER kha-TAA
- clause
veh-nis-LAKH LO mei-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
- sentence
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA veh-nis-LAKH LO mei-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
Exegesis
The purpose clause al-chatato {עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ | ʿal-ḥaṭ-ṭātô} ‘for his sin’ plus the relative asher chata {אֲשֶׁר חָטָא | ăšer ḥā-ṭāʾ} ‘which he has sinned’ defines the offense.
Root and etymology
א-שaleph-shin
“fire”
In context — Leviticus 19:22
And the priest will make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven for his sin which he has committed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 19:22, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ahsher) 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 Lev.19.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.22.W14.S1) and character.