Numbers 13:19:11Num.13.19.W11TAB
אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙
asherhu
“that he”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-HU
- Extended
- a-SHEHR-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that he
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-HU
- clause
u-MAH he-a-RIM a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV ba-HE-nah hab-be-ma-kha-NIM IM be-miv-tsa-RIM
- sentence
u-MAH ha-A-retz a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV bah ha-to-VAH hu im-ra-AH u-MAH he-a-RIM a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV ba-HE-nah hab-be-ma-kha-NIM IM be-miv-tsa-RIM
Exegesis
Each question uses ’ă-šer-hū {אֲשֶׁר־הוּא | ’ă-šer-hū} ‘which he’ to introduce a relative clause defining the setting.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ־ר
“to be happy, blessed”
In context — Numbers 13:19
And what is the land in which they are dwelling— is it good or bad? And what are the towns in which they are residing? Are they in the camps or in fortresses?
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 13:19, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙ (asherhu) 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 Num.13.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.19.W11.S1) and character.