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. Exodus 29:21אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
  2. Exodus 29:22אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
  3. Exodus 29:23אֲשֶׁ֖ר · that
    …along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
  4. Exodus 29:26אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
  5. Exodus 29:27אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that; וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר; וּמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
  6. Exodus 29:29אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
  7. Exodus 29:30אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.
  8. Exodus 29:32אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that [is]
    At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
  9. Exodus 29:33אֲשֶׁ֣ר · those things by which
    They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
  10. Exodus 29:35אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
  11. Exodus 29:38אֲשֶׁ֥ר · is what
    This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
  12. Exodus 29:42אֲשֶׁ֨ר · where
    For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
  13. Exodus 29:46אֲשֶׁ֨ר · who
    And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.
  14. Exodus 30:6אֲשֶׁ֖ר · that; אֲשֶׁר֙ · that; אֲשֶׁ֛ר · where
    Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
  15. Exodus 30:33אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who; וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
  16. Exodus 30:36אֲשֶׁ֛ר · where
    Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
  17. Exodus 30:37אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
  18. Exodus 30:38אֲשֶׁר־ · who
    Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
  19. Exodus 31:6אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:
  20. Exodus 31:7אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    …the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—
  21. Exodus 31:11אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    …in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
  22. Exodus 32:1אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who; אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
  23. Exodus 32:2אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
  24. Exodus 32:3אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
  25. Exodus 32:4אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
  26. Exodus 32:7אֲשֶׁ֥ר · whom
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
  27. Exodus 32:8אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who
    How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
  28. Exodus 32:11אֲשֶׁ֤ר · whom
    But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
  29. Exodus 32:13אֲשֶׁ֨ר · whom; אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
  30. Exodus 32:14אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
  31. Exodus 32:19כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר · As
    As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
  32. Exodus 32:20אֲשֶׁ֤ר; אֲשֶׁר־
    Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
  33. Exodus 32:23אֲשֶׁ֥ר · who; אֲשֶׁ֤ר · who
    They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’
  34. Exodus 32:32אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
  35. Exodus 32:33אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
  36. Exodus 32:34אֲשֶׁר־
    Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
  37. Exodus 32:35אֲשֶׁ֣ר · what; אֲשֶׁ֥ר · that
    And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
  38. Exodus 33:1אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, and go to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’