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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. Deuteronomy 33:8אֲשֶׁ֤ר · whom
    Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
  2. Deuteronomy 33:29וַאֲשֶׁר־
    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  3. Deuteronomy 34:1אֲשֶׁ֖ר · which
    Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
  4. Deuteronomy 34:4אֲשֶׁ֣ר · that
    And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
  5. Deuteronomy 34:9כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · as
    Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  6. Deuteronomy 34:10אֲשֶׁר֙ · whom
    Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—
  7. Deuteronomy 34:11אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that
    …no prophet who did all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and all his land,
  8. Deuteronomy 34:12אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    …and no prophet who performed all the mighty acts of power and awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
  9. Joshua 1:2אֲשֶׁ֧ר · that
    “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.
  10. Joshua 1:3אֲשֶׁ֨ר · where; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · just as
    I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
  11. Joshua 1:5כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר · As
    No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  12. Joshua 1:6אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
  13. Joshua 1:7אֲשֶׁ֤ר · that; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
  14. Joshua 1:9אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  15. Joshua 1:11אֲשֶׁר֙ · that
    “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
  16. Joshua 1:13אֲשֶׁ֨ר · what
    “Remember what Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest, and He will give you this land.’
  17. Joshua 1:14אֲשֶׁ֨ר · that
    Your wives, your young children, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But all your mighty men of valor must be armed for battle to cross over ahead of your brothers and help them,
  18. Joshua 1:15אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁר־ · that; אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ · that which
    …until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”
  19. Joshua 1:16אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
  20. Joshua 1:17אֲשֶׁר־ · Just as; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · as
    Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. And may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses.
  21. Joshua 1:18אֲשֶׁר־ · who; אֲשֶׁר־ · that
    Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”
  22. Joshua 2:3אֲשֶׁר־ · you
    So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
  23. Joshua 2:7כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר · and as
    So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.
  24. Joshua 2:10אֲשֶׁר־ · how; וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר · and what; אֲשֶׁ֨ר · whom; אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
  25. Joshua 2:13אֲשֶׁ֣ר · who belong
    …that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
  26. Joshua 2:17אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
  27. Joshua 2:18אֲשֶׁ֣ר · through which
    …unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
  28. Joshua 2:19אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
  29. Joshua 2:20אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”
  30. Joshua 3:4אֲשֶׁר־; אֲשֶׁ֣ר
    But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”
  31. Joshua 3:7אֲשֶׁר֙ · so; כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר · just as
    Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
  32. Joshua 3:16אֲשֶׁר֙
    …the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  33. Joshua 3:17אֲשֶׁר־
    The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
  34. Joshua 4:1כַּאֲשֶׁר־ · When
    When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
  35. Joshua 4:3אֲשֶׁר־ · where
    …and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
  36. Joshua 4:4אֲשֶׁ֥ר
    So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,
  37. Joshua 4:7אֲשֶׁ֨ר
    …you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”