Numbers 18:19:4Num.18.19.W4TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /haqɔdaˈʃim/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
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 ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam
- sentence
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam be-REET ME-lakh o-LAM HI lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA it-KHAKH
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces the Hiphil imperfect yarimu {יָרִימוּ | yā-rî-mū}, denoting an ongoing liturgical action by bnei Yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bĕ-nê yiś-rā-ʾêl}.
In context — Numbers 18:19
All the offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel lift up to the LORD I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you as a perpetual statute. It is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your descendants with you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 18:19, 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 Num.18.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.19.W4.S1) and character.