Psalm 16:7:3Ps.16.7.W3TAB
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
asher
“who”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- a-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃer/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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
ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni
- clause
a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni
- sentence
a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni AF-lei-LOT yis-se-RU-ni khil-yo-TAI
Exegesis
The relative asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer} ‘who’ introduces a subordinate clause with yaatsani {יְעָצָ֑נִי | yə-ʿā-ṣā-nî} ‘has counseled me’ in Qal perfect.
In context — Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; even at night my kidneys instruct me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 16:7, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁ֣ר (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 Ps.16.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.7.W3.S1) and character.