Proverbs 25:1:4Prov.25.1.W4TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“which”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
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 he-e-TI-ku
- clause
a-SHER he-e-TI-ku an-she khiz-ki-YA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
gam-E-le mish-LE she-lo-MO a-SHER he-e-TI-ku an-she khiz-ki-YA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The noun phrase mishlei Šlomo {מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה | miš-lē šĕ-lō-mō} functions as the subject, with the relative pronoun ašer {אֲשֶׁר | ă-šer} linking a modifying clause.
In context — Proverbs 25:1
Also, these are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiyah king of Judah transcribed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:1, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֥ר (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 Prov.25.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.1.W4.S1) and character.