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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. Ezekiel 20:9אֲשֶׁ֨ר · in whose
    But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  2. Ezekiel 20:11אֲשֶׁ֨ר · who
    And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
  3. Ezekiel 20:13אֲשֶׁר֩ · who
    Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
  4. Ezekiel 20:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר · in whose
    But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  5. Ezekiel 20:15אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
  6. Ezekiel 20:21אֲשֶׁר֩ · who
    But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
  7. Ezekiel 20:22אֲשֶׁר־ · in whose
    But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  8. Ezekiel 20:26אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֖ר · that
    And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.
  9. Ezekiel 20:28אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that
    When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
  10. Ezekiel 20:29אֲשֶׁר־ · to which
    So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
  11. Ezekiel 20:32אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · When
    When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.
  12. Ezekiel 20:34אֲשֶׁ֥ר · to which
    With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.
  13. Ezekiel 20:36כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · Just as
    Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
  14. Ezekiel 20:41אֲשֶׁ֥ר · to which
    When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
  15. Ezekiel 20:42אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that
    Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
  16. Ezekiel 20:43אֲשֶׁ֥ר · with which; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
  17. Ezekiel 21:4אֲשֶׁר־
    Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
  18. Ezekiel 21:25אֲשֶׁר־
    And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
  19. Ezekiel 21:27אֲשֶׁר־ · of Him to whom
    A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’
  20. Ezekiel 21:29אֲשֶׁר־ · whose
    …while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
  21. Ezekiel 21:30אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
  22. Ezekiel 22:4אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־
    …you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
  23. Ezekiel 22:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
  24. Ezekiel 22:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
  25. Ezekiel 23:7אֲשֶׁר־ · of those for whom
    She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.
  26. Ezekiel 23:9אֲשֶׁ֥ר · for whom
    Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.
  27. Ezekiel 23:18כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · just as
    When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
  28. Ezekiel 23:19אֲשֶׁ֥ר · when
    Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt
  29. Ezekiel 23:20אֲשֶׁ֤ר · whose
    …and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
  30. Ezekiel 23:22אֲשֶׁר־ · those
    Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—
  31. Ezekiel 23:28אֲשֶׁ֣ר; אֲשֶׁר־ · from whom
    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
  32. Ezekiel 23:30אֲשֶׁר־
    …have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
  33. Ezekiel 23:37אֲשֶׁ֣ר · whom
    For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.
  34. Ezekiel 23:40אֲשֶׁ֨ר; לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר · for them
    Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
  35. Ezekiel 24:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
  36. Ezekiel 24:18כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
  37. Ezekiel 24:21אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
  38. Ezekiel 24:22כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר · as
    Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
  39. Ezekiel 24:24אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
  40. Ezekiel 26:2אֲשֶׁר־
    “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
  41. Ezekiel 26:6אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
  42. Ezekiel 26:17אֲשֶׁר֩ · she who; אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
  43. Ezekiel 26:18אֲשֶׁר־
    Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’