אֲשֶׁר

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. Ezekiel 7:15אֲשֶׁ֤ר · Those; וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר · and those
    The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.
  2. Ezekiel 8:3אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
  3. Ezekiel 8:4אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
  4. Ezekiel 8:6אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
  5. Ezekiel 8:9אֲשֶׁ֛ר
    Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”
  6. Ezekiel 8:12אֲשֶׁ֨ר · what
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
  7. Ezekiel 8:13אֲשֶׁר־
    Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”
  8. Ezekiel 8:14אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.
  9. Ezekiel 8:17אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
  10. Ezekiel 9:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · which
    And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
  11. Ezekiel 9:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר · where; אֲשֶׁ֛ר
    Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
  12. Ezekiel 9:6אֲשֶׁר־ · who; אֲשֶׁ֖ר · who [were]
    Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
  13. Ezekiel 9:11אֲשֶׁ֤ר; כַאֲשֶׁר · as
    Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”
  14. Ezekiel 10:1אֲשֶׁר֙
    And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
  15. Ezekiel 10:7אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out.
  16. Ezekiel 10:10כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · like
    As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel.
  17. Ezekiel 10:11אֲשֶׁר־
    When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.
  18. Ezekiel 10:15אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar.
  19. Ezekiel 10:20אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
  20. Ezekiel 10:22אֲשֶׁ֤ר
    Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
  21. Ezekiel 11:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.
  22. Ezekiel 11:12אֲשֶׁ֤ר · For; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances, but you have conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.”
  23. Ezekiel 11:15אֲשֶׁר֩ · are those of whom
    “Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’
  24. Ezekiel 11:16אֲשֶׁר־ · to which
    Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’
  25. Ezekiel 11:17אֲשֶׁ֥ר · to which
    Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’
  26. Ezekiel 11:23אֲשֶׁ֖ר
    And the glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stood over the mountain east of the city.
  27. Ezekiel 11:24אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And the Spirit lifted me up and carried me back to Chaldea, to the exiles in the vision given by the Spirit of God. After the vision had gone up from me,
  28. Ezekiel 11:25אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.
  29. Ezekiel 12:2אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
  30. Ezekiel 12:7כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
  31. Ezekiel 12:10אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’
  32. Ezekiel 12:11כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · Just as
    You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.
  33. Ezekiel 12:12אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
  34. Ezekiel 12:14אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
  35. Ezekiel 12:16אֲשֶׁר־ · to which
    But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
  36. Ezekiel 12:25אֲשֶׁ֨ר · whatever
    …because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  37. Ezekiel 12:27אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    “Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
  38. Ezekiel 12:28אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  39. Ezekiel 13:3אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
  40. Ezekiel 13:12אֲשֶׁ֥ר · with which
    Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
  41. Ezekiel 13:14אֲשֶׁר־
    I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  42. Ezekiel 13:19אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who
    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
  43. Ezekiel 13:20אֲשֶׁ֣ר · with which
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.