Proverbs 23:1:6Prov.23.1.W6TAB
אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר
etasher
“what”
- Transliteration
- et-a-SHER
- Extended
- eht-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
- clause
BIN ta-VIN et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
KI-te-SHEV li-le-KHOM et-mo-SHEL BIN ta-VIN et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} highlights moshel {מוֹשֵׁ֑ל | mōšēl} ‘ruler’ as the participant.
The imperative bin {בִּ֥ין | bîn} ‘consider’ followed by the imperfect tavin {תָּ֝בִ֗ין | tāvin} ‘you will understand’ form a result clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘what’.
In context — Proverbs 23:1
When you sit to eat with a ruler, carefully consider what is set before you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 23:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר (etasher) 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 Prov.23.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.1.W6.S1) and character.