Numbers 14:27:5Num.14.27.W5TAB
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- 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
- clause
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
The participle mallinim {מַלִּינִ֖ים | mal-lî-nîm} ‘are grumbling’ (Piel participle) marks ongoing discontent and is repeated in the relative clause ʾasher hemmâ mallinim alay {אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה מַלִּינִ֖ים עָלַי | ʾă-šer hēm-mah mal-lî-nîm ʿă-lay}, creating an inclusio around the accusation.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire”
In context — Numbers 14:27
How long shall this evil congregation continue to grumble against Me ? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:27, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֛ר (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 Num.14.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.27.W5.S1) and character.