Numbers 2:27:4Num.2.27.W4TAB
אָשֵׁ֑ר
asher
“of Asher”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- aa-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃer/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Asher
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TEH a-SHER
- clause
ve-ha-KHO-neem a-LAV ma-TEH a-SHER
- sentence
ve-ha-KHO-neem a-LAV ma-TEH a-SHER ve-na-SI liv-NEI a-SHER pag-i-EL ben-akh-RAN
Exegesis
The construct matteh Asher {מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר | maṭ-tê ʾā-šêr} ‘tribe of Asher’ specifies identity by genitive relationship.
A parallel construct ve-nasi li-bnei Asher {וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אָשֵׁר | və-nā-sî liḇ-nê ʾā-šêr} ‘and leader for the sons of Asher’ introduces the office and officeholder.
Root and etymology
צ־ו־ה
“to command”
In context — Numbers 2:27
And those camping beside him—the tribe of Asher. The leader for the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:27, so the Hebrew word אָשֵׁ֑ר (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.2.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.27.W4.S1) and character.