Numbers 22:38:12Num.22.38.W12TAB
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
asher
“that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- a-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 ya-SIM e-lo-HIM
- clause
ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-SIM e-lo-HIM be-FI o-TO a-da-BER
- sentence
va-yo-MER bil-AM el-ba-LAK hin-NEH-ba-TI e-le-KHA a-TAH ha-ya-KHOL u-KHAL da-BER me-u-MAH ha-da-VAR a-SHER ya-SIM e-lo-HIM be-FI o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
In the relative clause haddābār ʾăšer yāsim ʾĕlōhîm bəpî {הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ם אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י | haddābār ʾăšer yāsim ʾĕlōhîm bəpî} ‘the word that God puts in my mouth,’ the clause structure underscores that Balaam’s words are exclusively derived from divine initiative. The English translation preserves the Hebrew clause order while smoothing relative pronoun placement for readability without sacrificing theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
s-rshin-resh
“prince, leader”
In context — Numbers 22:38
And Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you now. Am I truly able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I will speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:38:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:38, 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.22.38.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.38.W12.S1) and character.