Leviticus 25:45:9Lev.25.45.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-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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Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER im-ma-KHEM
- clause
ve-GAM mib-NEE ha-to-SHA-VEEM ha-ga-REEM im-ma-KHEM mei-HEM tik-NU u-mi-mish-pakh-TAM a-SHER im-ma-KHEM a-SHER ho-li-DOO be-ar-tse-KHEM
- sentence
ve-GAM mib-NEE ha-to-SHA-VEEM ha-ga-REEM im-ma-KHEM mei-HEM tik-NU u-mi-mish-pakh-TAM a-SHER im-ma-KHEM a-SHER ho-li-DOO be-ar-tse-KHEM ve-ha-YU la-KHEM la-a-KHOO-ZA
Exegesis
The double relative clauses umimmishpachtam asher immakhem asher holidu bearts’khem {וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם אֲשֶׁר עִמָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹלִידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶם | u-mim-miš-p̄aḥ-tām ʾa-šer im-ma-ḵem ʾa-šer hô-lî-ḏû bə-ʾarṣ-kə-ḵem} are rendered with nested “who” clauses to express kinship origin and nativity within the covenant land.
In context — Leviticus 25:45
And also from the children of the sojourners who dwell with you, you may acquire from them and from their families that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they shall become for you a possession.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:45:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 25:45, 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 Lev.25.45.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.45.W9.S1) and character.