Proverbs 25:7:9Prov.25.7.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
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
- clause
a-SHER RA-u E-ne-KHA
- sentence
KI TOV a-MAR-le-KHA a-LE HEN-na me-ha-shpe-IL-kha lif-NE na-DIV a-SHER RA-u E-ne-KHA
Exegesis
The noun nadiv {נָדִיב | nā-dîv} ‘prince’ is specified by the relative clause asher ra’u {אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ | ’ă-šer rā-’û} ‘whom they have seen,’ concluding with the pronominal phrase eineikha {עֵינֶיךָ | ’ê-nê-kā} ‘your eyes.’ The English renderings maintain Hebrew word order and emphasize the contrast between public honor and public shame.
In context — Proverbs 25:7
For it is better for you to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a prince whom you have seen.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 25:7, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֖ר (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.25.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.7.W9.S1) and character.