Zechariah 13:6:9Zech.13.6.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
asher
“which or that”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- which or 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 hu-KE-ti
- clause
ve-a-MAR a-SHER hu-KE-ti BET me-a-ha-VAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR e-LAV MA ha-mak-KOT ha-E-le BEN ya-DE-kha ve-a-MAR a-SHER hu-KE-ti BET me-a-ha-VAI
Exegesis
The second ve'amar {וְאָמַ֕ר | wə-ʾāmar} introduces a relative clause headed by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer}, which contains the Hophal perfect huketi {הֻכֵּ֖יתִי | hukkêyti}, emphasizing the passive affliction.
In context — Zechariah 13:6
And he shall say to him, “What are these wounds between your hands?” Then he will answer, “Those with which I was struck in the house of my friends .”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Zechariah 13:6, 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 Zech.13.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.6.W9.S1) and character.