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אֲשֶׁר

a.sherwhichHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentPronoun5,502 occurrences39 books4,440 verses

Definition

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Traditional renderings: × after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֲשֶׁר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,502 total
  1. Exodus 7:18אֲשֶׁר־
    The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
  2. Exodus 7:20כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · just as; אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁר־
    Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
  3. Exodus 7:21אֲשֶׁר־
    The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
  4. Exodus 7:22כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · just as
    But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  5. Exodus 8:12אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
  6. Exodus 8:15כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · just as
    When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
  7. Exodus 8:19כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · just as
    “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  8. Exodus 8:21אֲשֶׁר־
    But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
  9. Exodus 8:22אֲשֶׁ֤ר · where
    But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
  10. Exodus 8:27כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר · as
    We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”
  11. Exodus 9:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
  12. Exodus 9:12כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · just as
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
  13. Exodus 9:18אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
  14. Exodus 9:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר; אֲשֶֽׁר־ · that
    So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”
  15. Exodus 9:21וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר · but those who
    …but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
  16. Exodus 9:24אֲ֠שֶׁר · that
    The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.
  17. Exodus 9:25אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.
  18. Exodus 9:26אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    The only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
  19. Exodus 9:35כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · just as
    So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the LORD had said through Moses.
  20. Exodus 10:2אֲשֶׁ֤ר · how; אֲשֶׁר־
    …and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”
  21. Exodus 10:6אֲשֶׁ֨ר · something
    They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
  22. Exodus 10:10כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · if I ever
    Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
  23. Exodus 10:12אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.”
  24. Exodus 10:15אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
  25. Exodus 11:5אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    …and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
  26. Exodus 11:6אֲשֶׁ֤ר · Such
    Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
  27. Exodus 11:7אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
  28. Exodus 11:8אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.
  29. Exodus 12:7אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
  30. Exodus 12:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where
    The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
  31. Exodus 12:16אֲשֶׁ֣ר · except to prepare
    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.
  32. Exodus 12:22אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
  33. Exodus 12:25אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that; כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.
  34. Exodus 12:27אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who
    …you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
  35. Exodus 12:28כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · just what
    And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
  36. Exodus 12:29אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
  37. Exodus 12:30אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
  38. Exodus 12:32כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · just as
    Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
  39. Exodus 12:39אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.
  40. Exodus 12:40אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
  41. Exodus 12:50כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר · just as
    Then all the Israelites did this—they did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
  42. Exodus 13:3אֲשֶׁ֨ר · [the day]
    So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
  43. Exodus 13:5אֲשֶׁ֨ר · [the land]
    And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
  44. Exodus 13:11כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · as
    And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,