Leviticus 22:18:15Lev.22.18.W15TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHER
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃer/
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 yak-RIV kor-ba-NO
- clause
ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER be-yis-ra-EL a-SHER yak-RIV kor-ba-NO le-kol-nid-re-HEM u-le-kol-nid-vo-TAM a-sher-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH le-o-LAH
- sentence
dab-BER el-a-ha-RON veh-el-ba-NAV veh-EL kol-be-NAY yis-ra-EL veh-a-mar-TA ah-le-HEM ISH ISH mi-BEIT yis-ra-EL u-min-ha-GER be-yis-ra-EL a-SHER yak-RIV kor-ba-NO le-kol-nid-re-HEM u-le-kol-nid-vo-TAM a-sher-yak-ri-VOO la-ye-ho-VAH le-o-LAH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-yakrivu {אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ | ʾăšer-yaqrîḇû} frames the act of deliberate presentation, with the Hiphil imperfect yakriv {יַקְרִ֤יב | yaqrîḇ} emphasizing intentional action in offering the korban {קָרְבָּן | qorbān}.
In context — Leviticus 22:18
Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: Any man, any man from the house of Israel or from the foreigner in Israel who brings his offering for all their vows or for all their freewill offerings that they bring to the LORD as a burnt offering .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 22:18, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֨ר (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 Lev.22.18.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.18.W15.S1) and character.